Wilhelm Frauenholz

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Wilhelm Frauenholz (born June 19, 1833 in Adelhofen ( Middle Franconia ), † November 18, 1888 in Munich ) was a German hydraulic engineer and university professor .

Life

He spent his youth in his parents' rectory. After attending the Latin school in Uffenheim and the grammar school in Ansbach , he studied at the polytechnic school in Nuremberg from autumn 1851 and switched to the construction and engineering school in Munich two years later. There he passed the theory test for civil service in the fall of 1855. After the relevant preparatory service, he passed the practical part of the state examination in the spring of 1858. This was followed by a varied activity in construction until 1865 , when his former teacher, Karl Maximilian von Bauernfeind , brought him to the Munich construction and engineering school as an assistant and tutor .

In 1868, under King Ludwig II of Bavaria , the Polytechnic School in Munich - renamed the Technical University in 1877 - was founded. Bauernfeind was the first director, and Frauenholz was appointed professor of engineering, specializing in hydraulic engineering and general engineering for engineers. Some of the measures he considered necessary soon took shape, for example the installation of a system for the calibration of hydraulic instruments.

In the academic year 1881–1882, he was awarded the Knight's Cross First Class of the Order of Merit of St. Michael in recognition of his services, which also included the insight into the division of the extensive teaching area .

He died of complications from a heart condition.

Frauenholz was one of the four first professors in the engineering department of the new university in Munich and had to represent the entire water industry as well as building construction theory. Many results of studies and experiences were reflected in his contribution to the Handbuch der Baukunde .

Publications

  • Torrent barriers and regulation of mountain rivers in the Baukunde handbook

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul-Gerhard Franke : Wilhelm Frauenholz was born 150 years ago. Bayer information report. State Office for Water Management No. 4 1983, pp. 253-256, Munich.
    Paul-Gerhard Franke: Communications TUM No. 43, pp. 11-13, 1985.
    Loewe: Wilhelm Frauenholz. Appendix to the report on the Royal Technical University of Munich for the academic year 1888/1889, Straub, Munich.
personal data
SURNAME Frauenholz, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German hydraulic engineer
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH Adelhofen
DATE OF DEATH November 18, 1888
Place of death Munich