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Johann Albert Eytelwein
Johann Albert Eytelwein (31 December 1764 – 18 October 1849) was a German engineer who was among the first to examine mechanical problems dealing with friction, pulleys, and hydraulics. Eytelwein was born in Frankfurt to Christian Philipp and Anna Elisabeth Katharina née Hung. He joined the Prussian army in 1779 and became a bombardier in the 1st Artillery Regiment later serving under General von Tempelhoff who kindled an interest in engineering. He then trained as a surveyor and in 1790 became an inspector of buildings. His building department published the first German journal of civil engineering, ''Sammlung nützlicher Aufsätze und Nachrichten, die Baukunst betreffend'' and in 1799 he was among the founders of the Berlin Bauakademie ("Building Academy"). He received an honorary doctorate from Berlin University in 1811. His major publication was the ''Handbuch der Mechanik fester Körper und Hydraulik'' ditions in 1801, 1823, 1842and the ''Handbuch der Statik fester Körper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Albert Eytelwein 1825
Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" or "Yahweh is Merciful". Its English language equivalent is John. It is uncommon as a surname. People People with the name Johann include: Mononym *Johann, Count of Cleves (died 1368), nobleman of the Holy Roman Empire *Johann, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (1662–1698), German nobleman *Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1578–1638), German nobleman A–K * Johann Adam Hiller (1728–1804), German composer * Johann Adam Reincken (1643–1722), Dutch/German organist * Johann Adam Remele (died 1740), German court painter * Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (1649–1697) * Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783), German Composer * Johann Altfuldisch (1911—1947), German Nazi SS concentration camp officer executed for wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
