Paul von Strobach

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Paul von Strobach (born March 9, 1776 in Bezno (Bohemia), † October 14, 1854 in Vienna ) was a construction technician and civil servant.

Life

Paul Strobach, the son of a master mason, attended the Czech school in Bezno and was a singing boy in the Dominican monastery in Jablonné v Podještědí . A degree was not possible for financial reasons and so he learned the mason trade from his father. He also acquired engineering knowledge through self-study and internships with various master builders.

In 1795 he entered the civil service, where he slowly rose, initially working in the road construction department in Prague for free. In 1818 he became second and in 1821 first adjunct, before he became road construction director in 1823 and senior director in 1832 and took over the management of the building department for Bohemia. One of his merits is the quantitative and qualitative expansion of the Bohemian road network. The numerous wooden bridges were also replaced by stone ones. He was also the builder of numerous chain bridges such as the bridge in Žatec na Moravě , which is the first navigable chain bridge on the European mainland. Further bridges are the inundation bridges in Laun , Karlsbad or Beraun.

He also promoted the making the Elbe and Moldau navigable . In Prague, the Karolinenthal district was built according to his plans.

In addition to other awards, Strobach was ennobled in 1843 with the title Edler von .

After his retirement he settled in Vienna, where he died in Buchfeldgasse in 1854.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Buchfeldgasse in Vienna History Wiki of the city of Vienna accessed on July 29, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Strobach, Paul von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Construction technician and civil servant
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1776
PLACE OF BIRTH Bezno (Bohemia)
DATE OF DEATH October 14, 1854
Place of death Vienna