Werner Kresser

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Werner Kresser (born July 20, 1919 in Dornbirn ; † June 20, 2008 in Vienna ) was an Austrian hydrologist . He was professor for hydraulics , hydrology, agricultural hydraulic engineering and sanitary engineering at the Vienna University of Technology . For the first time he created a coherent water balance for Austria.

Life

His father was the weaver Johann Kresser and his mother was Maria Kresenzia Thurnher. His siblings were Veronika Anna Kresser, Hedwig Fink and Alfred Kresser; he had four other half-siblings. After completing secondary school, he enrolled in civil engineering at the Vienna University of Technology. He served a short time in World War II and graduated in 1942 with very good results. In 1946 he did his doctorate under Josef Kozeny with his thesis "The vertical velocity distribution in turbulent flow in open channels". After a few years he was appointed head of the central hydrographic office in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry . In 1950 Kresser received a teaching position for hydraulics and hydrology at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences . In 1956 he completed his habilitation on "The methods of long-term forecasting in water management". In 1957 his book “The floods of the Danube” was published.

Werner Kresser became professor for hydraulics, hydrology, agricultural hydraulic engineering and sanitary engineering at the Technical University of Vienna in 1959 and was elected rector for the academic year 1965/66. He was Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture in the academic year 1972/73 and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering from 1982 to 1985. Kresser headed the institute as head of the institute and retired in 1989.

On the initiative of Werner Kresser, the Institute for Water Supply, Wastewater Treatment and Water Protection was created at the Technical University of Vienna in 1964 under the direction of Wilhelm von der Emde . Also on his initiative, the Institute for Landscape Water Engineering and Waste Management was founded in 1969 under the direction of Walter Kemmerling . From 1985 to 1989 Werner Kresser , who was born in Vorarlberg, was chairman of the Vorarlberg Association in Vienna , the largest federal state association in the Austrian capital.

Participation in specialist committees

Awards

Publications

  • The vertical velocity distribution in a turbulent flow in an open channel. Dissertation Technical University of Vienna; Vienna 1946.
  • The methods of long-term forecasting in water management. Habilitation thesis Vienna University of Technology; Vienna 1956.
  • The floods of the Danube. Austrian Water Management Association, Springer, Vienna 1957.
  • Austria's water balance. Austrian Water Management 17 (1965)
  • The historical development of hydrology and its importance in our time. Special issue 1967 of the German hydrological information
  • Today's industrial society and the problems of water - the bottleneck of civilization. Universitas 23 (1968)
  • The water. Wiener Mitteilungen, Wasser - Abwasser - Gewässer, Vol. 1, Vienna 1968
  • The Danube and its hydrology. Water and energy industry / Cours d'eau et Energie 1973
  • Hydrometry. Paperback for water management, part 4, Verlag Paul Parey, Hamburg (1982)
  • The Danube - traffic route through the centuries. Paper No. 69 of the German Association for Water Management and Cultivation, Paul Parey Publishing House, Hamburg (1984)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Werner Kresser in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna . Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b c d e Werner Kresser 1919–2008 . Author Dieter Gutknecht . Website of the Vienna University of Technology (via web.archive.org). July 15, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ The amount of water - Austria's balance sheet . Website of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management. Published September 6, 2014. Accessed June 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Johann Kresser-Dornbirner Familienbuch website of Dornbirn Lexicon. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ Thurnher Maria Kresenzia-Dornbirner family book . Dornbirn Lexicon website. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ Hedwig Fink's curriculum vitae ( memento of July 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Website of Norbert Fink. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  7. ^ "The vertical velocity distribution in turbulent flow in an open channel", library of the TU Vienna , accessed on September 28, 2018
  8. ↑ Werner Kresser Prize . Interpraevent website. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  9. ↑ The methods of long-term forecasting in water management, library of the TU Vienna , accessed on September 28, 2018
  10. ^ The floods of the Danube, library of the TU Vienna , accessed on September 28, 2018
  11. ↑ TU Wien: Rectors and Deans ( Memento of the original from March 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 7, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tuwien.ac.at
  12. ↑ Chairman and honorary members of the Vorarlberg Association in Vienna . In: Association of the Vorarlbergers in Vienna (ed.): Vorarlberger footprints in Vienna. 125 years of the Vorarlberg Association in Vienna . Self-published by the Vorarlberg Association in Vienna, Vienna 2010, p. 54-55 .
  13. ↑ TU Wien: Holders of the Prechtl Medal ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 7, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tuwien.ac.at
  14. ↑ Werner Kresser Prize (PDF). Article by OIAN The communication magazine of the Austrian Association of Engineers and Architects. Page 5.
personal data
SURNAME Kresser, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian hydrologist
DATE OF BIRTH July 20, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Dornbirn
DATE OF DEATH June 20, 2008
Place of death Vienna