Otto Stockhausen

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Otto Christian Wilhelm Stockhausen (born February 20, 1878 in Amorbach ; † September 8, 1914 in Vitry-le-François ) was a German engineer and hydraulic engineering inspector .

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Otto Stockhausen was the son of a forester and later head forester. His father took a position as chamber director at Carl von Schlitz, known as von Goertz . For this reason the family moved to the town of Schlitz in today's Vogelsbergkreis, where Otto Stockhausen grew up. After attending a grammar school in Darmstadt, he studied engineering at the TH Darmstadt and the TH Berlin . In June 1901 he passed a construction manager examination with distinction. He then did his military service with the Saxon Pioneer Battalion No. 22, which was stationed in Dresden.

Stockhausen was color-blind and could therefore not hope for a position in the civil service despite excellent performance. In 1901 he visited Hamburg with teachers and students on a study trip . Inspired by the lively construction work in the Port of Hamburg , he began working as an engineer in the 2nd section of the Hamburg building deputation on October 1, 1901. At the beginning he dealt with the construction work of the hydraulic engineering department. Although he was no longer at the Berlin University, in 1902 he received a cash prize of 900 marks for special study achievements. The money could be used for a study trip. He also received a silver medal of honor from the Royal Technical University.

In 1903 Stockhausen moved to Cuxhaven as director of hydraulic engineering , where he was promoted to master builder on October 1st, the earliest possible date. His department commissioned him with projects related to the construction of the Elbe tunnel . Stockhausen therefore traveled to England and America to study. In 1907 he was officially given overall management of the tunnel construction project, which was associated with enormous technical difficulties. Allegedly Stockhausen was so connected to the construction site that he moved into an apartment in the immediate vicinity so that he could always be there. He had also planned a wedding with Elisabeth Bahnson, which he postponed until the building was completed in 1911. A tile in the north tunnel tower reminds of this. The picture shows the tunnel breakthrough, where the builder and his wife shake hands. After completion of the tunnel, Stockhausen headed the “project planning office” of the hydraulic engineering department, which was headed by building officer Ludwig Wendemuth. Stockhausen was responsible for many other structures in the Port of Hamburg that were built in connection with the construction of the Elbe Tunnel. In April 1913 he got a job as a hydraulic engineering inspector.

In addition to his professional activities, Stockhausen worked actively in the Christian Association of Young Men from 1901, trying in particular to expand holiday colonies. In 1908 he took over the chairmanship of the association. He was also a member of the Hamburg Architects and Engineers Association .

During the First World War , Stockhausen served as first lieutenant in the reserve. He died while fighting in France. When he died, he had a one-year-old son. Parts of Stockhausen's estate have been in the Hamburg State Archives since 1933.

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  1. ↑ Otto von Stockhausen (1912-1992)
personal data
SURNAME Stockhausen, Otto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stockhausen, Otto Christian Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German engineer and hydraulic engineering inspector
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Amorbach
DATE OF DEATH September 8, 1914
Place of death Vitry-le-François