Wilhelm Pfanhauser junior
Wilhelm Anton Franz Pfanhauser (born April 11, 1876 in Vienna , † September 16, 1960 in Ehrenbichl near Klagenfurt ) was an Austrian electroplating technician and entrepreneur .
Life
Wilhelm Pfanhauser's son studied at the Technical University of Darmstadt with professors Erasmus Kittler (electrical engineering) and Otto Dieffenbach (technical electrochemistry) and was awarded a doctorate in 1899 at the University of Giessen with a dissertation on "The electrochemical behavior of nickel ammonium sulfate" phil. PhD .
Pfanhauser was shaped by his father's electroplating factory. Even during his studies, he had repeatedly given him suggestions on the latest measurement and control methods in electrochemistry. In discussions with his teachers, he encouraged the then new electrolytic galvanizing to such an extent that he was able to present the first sulfuric acid zinc electrolyte during his studies, which was soon followed by an Austrian patent. As early as 1900 Pfanhauser jr. a new high- speed copper electroplating process.
The father quickly recognized his abilities and gave him the management of the Berlin branch of his company. Pfanhauser Jr. toured Germany, Sweden, Norway and Russia, where he was able to secure several large orders, such as the first hot rapid nickel electrolyte for the Ericsson company in Riga , plants near Moscow for galvanizing roofing sheets, in St. Petersburg for galvanizing pipes as well Galvanizing plants in Hungary and Poland.
In 1906 Wilhelm Pfanhauser jr. Authorized by his father to negotiate with Dr. Georg Langbein in Leipzig , which led to the Langbein-Pfanhauser Werke being founded in 1907 .
Pfanhauser Jr. came into Russian captivity in Siberia in 1915 in Przemyśl during World War I ; there he managed to get literature on the Taylor system, and he dealt with the automation of work processes.
For many years he was honorary professor for technical electrochemistry at the Technical University of Braunschweig , the Bergakademie Freiberg awarded him an honorary doctorate (as Dr.-Ing. E. h.), And shortly before his death he also received an honorary doctorate from the Technical University of Vienna .
literature
- Manfred Rasch: Pfanhauser, Wilhelm Anton Franz. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-00201-6 , p. 296 f. ( Digitized version ).
- G. Ringleb: 100 years of electroplating. Langbein-Pfanhauser Werke AG, Neuss 1973.
Web links
- Literature by and about Wilhelm Pfanhauser junior in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pfanhauser, Wilhelm junior |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pfanhauser, Wilhelm jr .; Pfanhauser, Wilhelm Anton Franz (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian electroplating technician and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 16, 1960 |
| Place of death | Ehrenbichl near Klagenfurt |