Paul Wilski

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Paul Wilski (born March 26, 1868 in Danzig , † March 13, 1939 in Aachen ) was a German geodesist and surveyor .

Life

After completing his studies, Wilski began as a land surveyor in the civil service from 1890 and at the turn of the century was also part of the Reich Limes Commission under Theodor Mommsen . Through this he came into contact with the archaeologist Friedrich Hiller von Gaertringen , who accepted him into his team for the excavations of Ancient Thera on Santorin . Before he returned to Thera again, he took on a position as an assistant at the Agricultural Academy Bonn-Poppelsdorf in 1899 and completed his doctorate in 1902. phil. at the University of Rostock . After his return to Thera, he specifically researched the city's history and the meteorological conditions on the island. He then published these research results, among other things, in his first major work, which was included in the third and fourth volumes of the five-volume work by his mentor von Gaertringen. Wilski also designed new topographical maps of Thera and the Milesian peninsula at that time .

Finally, in 1905, Wilski moved to the Freiberg Bergakademie as an associate professor, and later as a professor for geodesy and mine studies . During the First World War , he accepted a call to RWTH Aachen University in 1916 , where he took over the main areas of double plumbing with multiple weights and the possibility of centric plumbing as a full professor of mine and field measurements . In addition, he took over the management of the state earthquake station in Aachen. During his time in Aachen, among other things, he summarized his research results in a new work, which was translated into several languages as a two-volume " Textbook of Markshaft Studies " and distributed worldwide.

Wilski, whose research in Aachen concentrated in particular on the shaft soldering process, was considered to be the inventor of the "Wilski'schen shaft soldering device" named after him, the "Wilski'schen prism " and the "Wilski'schen clarity measure ". On April 21, 1920 Wilski was admitted to the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina . In 1935 he retired according to his age.

Paul Wilski found his final resting place in the Aachen forest cemetery .

Works (selection)

  • The transparency of the air over the Aegean Sea according to observations of the distant view from the island of Thera , Univ. Diss. Rostock, 1902
  • Excavation report of the Reich Limes Commission: E. Fabricius, Th. Drück, J. Jacobs, F. Leonhard, Paul Wilski in the series The Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes of the Roman Empire (Eds. Ernst Fabricius , Felix Hettner , Oscar von Sarwey ): Department B , Volume 6, Fort No. 66a (1904).
  • Thera. Investigations, measurements and excavations from 1895 to 1902 ; Ed .: Hiller von Gaertringen / H.Dragendorff / P. Wilski :; Publishing house Georg Reimer, Berlin:
    • Volume III: City History of Thera ; Paul Wilski; 1904
    • Volume IV: Climatological Observations from Thera ; Paul Wilski; 1902-1909
  • Map of the Milesian peninsula , Berlin: G. Reimer, 1906
  • Instructions for carrying out the centric shaft plumbing with upper and lower beams, as well as with several weights , Freiberg Sa.: E. Mauckisch, 1923
  • Penetration accuracy . Austrian Journal for Surveying, 1925, 23, 1–9 and 53–55 ( PDF (1) , PDF (2) )
  • The Schachtlotproblem , Österreichische Zeitschrift für Vermessungswesen, 1925, 23, 84–90 ( PDF )
  • Trento mining document from 1213 . Austrian Journal for Surveying, 1930, 28, 43–49 ( PDF )
  • H. Paus: Measurements of the Aachen sand garment . Austrian Journal of Surveying, 1933, 31, 31–33 ( PDF )
  • The billing train . Austrian Journal for Surveying, 1933, 31, 45–53 ( PDF )
  • About today's marquetry . Austrian Journal of Surveying, 1933, 31, 61–66 ( PDF )
  • Emschermann: Theoretical discussions on centric shaft plumbing with several weights . Austrian Journal for Surveying, 1933, 31, 110–112 ( PDF )
  • O. Koentges, adjusting the horizontal thread to the middle of a lath interval . Austrian Journal for Surveying, 1934, 32, 56–57 ( PDF )
  • Textbook of Markscheidekunde , 2 volumes, Berlin: Julius Springer, 1929/32

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vol. III: Stadtgeschichte (1904) and Vol. IV: Climatological Observations (1902–1909) in: Thera. Investigations, measurements and excavations from 1895 to 1902 . Ed .: Hiller von Gaertringen / H.Dragendorff / P. Wilski; Georg Reimer Publishing House, Berlin
  2. ↑ Wilski's research on the shaft soldering method at Zeno.org
  3. ↑ Ch. A. Vogler: The Wilski'sche Prisma and the Cubator of the Earth , in: Zeitschrift für Vermessungswesen, p. 169, 1905
  4. ↑ Wilski's inventions see under: Directory of Ordinaries of RWTH Aachen / Wilski
personal data
SURNAME Wilski, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilski, Paul Friedrich Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German geodesist, surveyor and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Danzig
DATE OF DEATH March 13, 1939
Place of death Aachen