Josef Jüttner (12 September 1775, BernarticeMatriční záznam o narození a křtu
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) was a

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and Austrian army general, author of the first exact map of

based on

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measurement.

Life

Jüttner studied at the gymnasium in

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near Javorník. In 1793, he entered the Austrian army, and between 1794–95 fought against

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. He spent the years 1799–1800 as an

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soldier in

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, where he attended lectures on mathematics and physics at the Jesuit University. Starting in 1801, Jüttner taught at the mathematical school in Prague. In 1808 Jüttner became the director of this school. The

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for the map was done by Prague's graphic master ; the

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by Alois Mussil. In 1818

Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky Count Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky (; 31 January 1778 – 4 April 1861) was Bohemian noble and Austrian statesman from the House of Kolowrat. As a moderate liberal politician, he was one of the major opponents of State Chancellor Pri ...

issued a number of good quality copies of the map under the title ''Grundriß der königlichen Hauptstadt Prag'' at a scale of 500 Viennese lots (60 lots = 1 finger).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Juttner, Josef 1775 births 1848 deaths People from Jeseník District Military personnel from Prague Scholars from the Austrian Empire 19th-century cartographers Austrian cartographers Austrian generals