Wilhelm Eichler from Eichkron

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Wilhelm Eichler von Eichkron, lithograph by Eduard Kaiser , 1865
Baron coat of arms Eichler von Eichkron, 1878

Wilhelm Freiherr Eichler von Eichkron (* as Karl Wilhelm Eichler on December 10, 1818 in Kötzschenbroda ; † December 23, 1892 in Vienna ) was a German-Austrian railway engineer and entrepreneur. He was ennobled by the Austrian emperor for his services.

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Born on the Anger of the Saxon Kötzschenbroda ( Altkötzschenbroda 44 ) in the father's and grandfather's estate, Eichler studied at the Dresden Polytechnic after attending school . From 1836 he worked on the construction of the new Leipzig-Dresden railway , where he was responsible for a construction phase.

In 1839 Eichler went to Austria, where he played a key role in the development of the local railway system over the next few decades. So he managed the operation of the Vienna-Liesing line until 1841 , then the operation of the entire line of the Vienna-Gloggnitz railway . Eichler was temporarily responsible for the Mürzzuschlag-Laibach route of the Southern State Railway .

From 1848 to 1854 he was involved in the construction of the Semmering Railway as an independent contractor . From 1855 Eichler received management duties in the operations service of the Austrian State Railroad Company , from 1864 to 1885 he was General Inspector of the Kaiser-Ferdinand-Nordbahn , whose overall management Eichler took over over time.

The Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I awarded Eichler the Order of the Iron Crown III in 1865 for his services . Class with which the elevation to the hereditary Austrian knighthood was connected. Eichler chose the title "von Eichkron" for this. Franz Joseph I raised Eichler von Eichkron, at his request, to the hereditary Austrian baron with a diploma from September 10, 1878 .

Freiherr Eichler von Eichkron died in his apartment in the fourth district of Vienna, Wieden , Heugasse 4 (since 1911: Prinz-Eugen-Straße 4).

In 1991, a street in the Kötzschenbroda district of Eichler's hometown Radebeul was named after his birth name.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilhelm Eichler . In: Gottfried Thiele : From August to Ziller; Historical personalities and their traces in the Lößnitz . Radebeul 1998, p. 11.
  2. ^ A b c Hofrath Wilhelm Freiherr v. Eichler † .. In:  Die Presse , December 24, 1892, p. 9 middle. (Online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / maintenance / apr
personal data
SURNAME Eichler from Eichkron, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eichler von Eichkron, Karl Wilhelm; Eichler, Wilhelm; Eichler, Karl Wilhelm (birth name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Austrian railway engineer and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH Kötzschenbroda
DATE OF DEATH December 23, 1892
Place of death Vienna