Otto Waldstein

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Otto Waldstein (born December 9, 1878 in Vienna ; † July 28, 1936 there ) was an Austrian optician, president of the Austrian opticians' association, councilor of the Chamber of Commerce, councilor of commerce and purveyor to the court . and from 1902 owner of the Simon Waldstein company . He was of Jewish faith.

Life

Otto Waldstein was born to the married couple Simon Waldstein (1837-1902) and Hermine, nee Seligmann (1841-1900), and had an older brother and an older sister.

After graduating from high school, he studied at the University of Vienna in 1904, broke off his studies and devoted himself to his father's company and married Johanna (Hansi) Künath. From this marriage, their son Fritz Waldstein (1905–1973) was called out.

On the recommendation of Eduard Ameseder , Karl Friedrich Gsur and Reinhold Kukla , he became a member of the Künstlerhaus Wien on October 28, 1924 .

In 1932 he was awarded the Wilhelm Exner Medal .

patent

On February 10, 1906 he received under Xr. 181029. KL 42 a patent for a twilight telescope .

Publications (articles)

  • Otto Waldstein: About the longitudinal vibrations of rods, which consist of pieces put together parallel to the longitudinal axis. S.-A. Vienna. Ber. 111 [2a], 930-934, 1902.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Friends and employees of the Künstlerhaus , accessed on March 31, 2013
  2. ^ Circumstances of death , accessed on March 31, 2013
  3. ^ Association for the Dissemination of Scientific Knowledge in Vienna, 1905 (PDF; 2.2 MB), accessed on March 31, 2013
  4. ^ Obituary , accessed March 31, 2013
  5. ↑ Student (PDF; 2.1 MB), accessed on March 31, 2013
  6. ^ Biographical information (Fritz Waldstein) , accessed on March 31, 2013
  7. ^ Friends and employees of the Künstlerhaus , accessed on March 31, 2013
  8. ^ Patent , accessed March 31, 2013
  9. ^ "Advances in Physics" in 1903 , accessed on March 31, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Waldstein, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian optician
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH July 28, 1936
Place of death Vienna