Philipp Sarlay

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Philipp Sarlay , also Filipp Sarlay (born December 10, 1826 in Klattau , † April 5, 1908 in Innsbruck , Tyrol) was an Austrian telegraph office director of Austro-Hungarian origin and a pioneer of technical and scientific achievements. He was a supporter of naturopathy, a teetotaler and a vegetarian. He also dealt with the study of mathematical problems.

family

Crest / Coat of Arms Family Sarlay de Kissarló

His parents were Anton Sarlay (* July 16, 1774; † July 19, 1856), imperial and royal tobacco and stamp chimes-Ditriktsverleger in Klattau and Leonarda née Edle von Santa (born February 9, 1786, † March 31, 1852 in Pressburg ). His siblings were Joseph, Marie, Emerich (kk Lieutenant), Karl and Anton. Karl Sarlay († March 3, 1844 in Olmütz ) was a doctor of medicine and surgery, ophthalmology and obstetrics as well as a senior field doctor in the kk Archduke Karl 52nd Lin. Inf. Regiment.

In his first marriage, Philipp Sarlay was married to Marie Aicher (* 1840 in Innsbruck; † March 19, 1875 in Innsbruck). All 4 children from this marriage died within a year. A year later Marie died of scarlet fever. Sarlay married Aloisia Josefa Aicher (born July 9, 1847 in Innsbruck; † January 4, 1882 in Innsbruck, Tyrol). From this marriage his sons Anton, Ferdinand (born May 31, 1877 in Innsbruck; † October 16, 1969 in Liezen), Emerich and Leo (born June 27, 1879 in Innsbruck; † December 18, 1967 in Innsbruck). Emerich and Ferdinand were passionate alpinists and the first to climb the Gamezkogel (August 30, 1900), Steinkogel (August 19, 1901) and the Zuragkogel (August 21, 1901) in the Ötztal Alps .

Expansion of the Austro-Hungarian telecommunications network

Sarlay studied at the grammar school in Klattau and at the Polytechnic in Prague . As an enthusiastic student, he went through the storm year of 1848. In 1845 there were first attempts at telegraphy in Austria and in 1849 the imperial resolution to set up a telegraph network encompassing the entire monarchy was passed. Sarlay entered the civil service as a telegraph operator in 1850 and served in Oderberg, Gloggnitz and Vienna . In 1856, at the imperial request, he was sent to Innsbruck as telegraph commissioner. In 1870 he took over the function of inspector in Reichenberg and in 1872 the position of kk director in Chernivtsi . Among the buildings he carried out are the telegraph lines Lugos - Hermannstadt (1855), Oderberg-Dembica, Dziedzice - Bielitz (1856) and Schönbrunn - Troppau (1856). Between 1880 and 1890 Philipp Sarlay ran the Fohnsdorf Coal Agency .

Sarlay enjoyed special recognition as a philanthropist, humorist and for his noble disposition. Sarlay was known for his rare memory acuity and his knowledge of languages, mathematics and chemistry. Together with Senhofer he wrote the article "About the direct introduction of carboxyl groups into phenols and aromatic acids: IV. Behavior of hydroquinone against double carbonate of potash". The German mother tongue was sacred to him and he always paid attention to his true convictions. He lived according to the motto “fresh, pious, happy, free”.

Cycling in Tyrol

Sarlay is one of the first cyclists in Tyrol . In 1869 he was using a velocipede on a public road in Innsbruck. Among other things, the route led him to Wattens , where the vehicle was admired. The Innsbrucker Nachrichten reported on the event. Sarlay was also involved in the first traffic accident involving a bicycle. The accident occurred between Zirl and Kranebitten, whereupon cycling was banned in Innbruck. In addition, Sarlay stated, "I just can't refrain from remarking that if one wanted to forbid everything that could make horses shy, above all railways, military music, church flags, bells, poultry shooting, etc. would have to be forbidden".

The 7-year ban was lifted on July 17, 1876. In 1885 he was portrayed as the oldest cyclist in Austria in the newspaper of the Dutch Velocid Piste Association.

Since 1877 Sarlay was a member of the Natural Science-Medical Association in Innsbruck and the Ferdinandeum Innsbruck.

Sarlay also appeared under the pseudonym Yalras, F.

Awards

Awarded the Golden Cross of Merit with the Crown in 1866

Philipp Sarlay received the Golden Cross of Merit with the Crown on December 1, 1866 .

literature

  • Messenger for Tyrol and Vorarlberg. Volume 55, November 11, 1869, No. 258, p. 1320.
  • Messenger for Tyrol and Vorarlberg. Volume 55, September 11, 1869, No. 207, p. 1057.
  • Innsbruck news. 16th year, September 10, 1869, No. 206, p. 5 f.
  • Maandblad Nederlandsche Velocidepistenbond. (1883), No. 13 and 14, April May 1885, pp. 5 f.
  • Austrian Alpine newspaper. Volume 22, October 25, 1900, No. 568, p. 267.
  • Tiroler Heimatblätter Tiroler Technik. 18th year, issue 9, 1935 p. 368.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Innsbrucker Nachrichten: 55th year, April 8, 1908, No. 81, p. 3 f.
  2. ↑ a b Innsbrucker Nachrichten: 55th year, April 6, 1908, No. 79, p. 5 f.
  3. ↑ Innsbrucker Nachrichten: 22nd year, 20th March 1875, No. 64, p. 10.
  4. ↑ Innsbrucker Nachrichten: 22nd year, 20th March 1875, No. 64, p. 5.
  5. ↑ Innsbrucker Nachrichten: 55th year, January 5th, 1882, No. 4, p. 9.
  6. ^ History of telecommunications up to 1980 , on cms.waehlamt.at, accessed on December 30, 2018
  7. ↑ Mh. Chem 2 , 448-457 (1881) reports from the chemical laboratory of the University of Innsbruck - behavior of hydroquinone against potassium bicarbonate
  8. ↑ Innsbrucker Nachrichten: June 16, April 26, 1869, No. 93, p. 5 f.
  9. ↑ Innsbrucker Nachrichten: November 11, 1869, No. 256, p. 6.
  10. ↑ Tiroler Anzeiger: February 1, 1936, No. 26, p. 11.
  11. ^ Reports of the scientific and medical association in Innsbruc ... (1878) , on literature.at
  12. ^ Hans Margreiter: Contributions to a Tyrolean anonymous and pseudonym lexicon with register of authors and monograms. In: Publications of the Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum. 3rd episode, issue 56, 1912, p. 440 ( PDF (64.1 MB) on ZOBODAT ).
personal data
SURNAME Sarlay, Philipp
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sarlay, Filipp
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian director of the telegraph office
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1826
PLACE OF BIRTH Klattau
DATE OF DEATH April 5, 1908
Place of death Innsbruck , Tyrol