Rudolf Pressberger
Rudolf Pressberger (born December 3, 1942 in Vienna; † August 11, 2001 in St. Veit in Defereggen ) was an Austrian mechanical engineer and astronomer. He worked at the Vienna University Observatory and built the Purgathofer Observatory in Klosterneuburg-Kierling.
Life
He was born as the third child of the technical employee Hans Pressberger after his two older sisters Leni and Traude. After primary and secondary school, he attended the higher technical institute in Vienna, completed a degree in mechanical engineering and, after three years of practical experience, received the professional title of engineer.
From 1964 to 1972 he worked in the design office of the fittings company Hübner-Vamag in Vienna. In 1972 he joined the Austrian federal service as a technical employee at the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Vienna . In 1984 he was entrusted with the technical management of the Leopold Figl Observatory .
Awards
- Prize for science and art from the municipality of Klosterneuburg
- Silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
- Naming of the minor planet (13682) Pressberger in his honor
Web links
- Purgathofer observatory
- Pressberger in memory
- Publications by R. Pressberger in the Astrophysics Data System
- Christian Pinter: Nö-Sternenfreund built the largest telescope . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna December 14, 1981, p. 06 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pressberger, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian astronomer and technician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 3, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 2001 |
| Place of death | St. Veit in Defereggen |