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Ferdinand Redtenbacher

Austrian mechanical engineer (1809–1863)
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Ferdinand Redtenbacher
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
July 25, 1809
Date of death
April 16, 1863
Place of birth
Steyr
Place of death
Karlsruhe
Occupation
engineer, university teacher, mathematician, mechanical engineer, scientist
Employer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, TU Wien, ETH Zurich[11][12][13]
Educated at
TU Wien[14]
Doctoral advisor
Andreas von Ettingshausen, Johann Arzberger[15][16]
Doctoral student
Franz Reuleaux, Carl Benz[18][19]
Work location
Zurich, Karlsruhe[22][23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[31]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Biographisch-literarisches Handwörterbuch zur Geschichte der exacten Wissenschaften, Biographisches Lexikon des Landes Österreich ob der Enns, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Neue Deutsche Biographie[24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Family name
Redtenbacher[20]
Given name
Ferdinand[21]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[32]
Place of burial
Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ferdinand Redtenbacher en Ferdinand Jakob Redtenbacher ar ريتينباكر cs F. Redtenbacher cs Ferdinand Jakob Redtenbacher de Ferdinand Jacob Redtenbacher he פרדיננד רדטנבכר ja フェルディナント・レッテンバッハー ja フェルディナント・レーテンバッハー ko 페르디난트 레텐바허 ko 페르디난트 야코프 레텐바허 pt Ferdinand Jakob Redtenbacher ru Редтенбахер, Фердинанд ru Фердинанд Редтенбахер sv Ferdinand Jacob Redtenbacher sv Redtenbacher
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
0000000110381597
VIAF cluster ID
10596025
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no96026799
GND ID
116389605
Austrian Biographical Encyclopedia ID
R/Redtenbacher_Ferdinand-Jakob_1809_1863
CANTIC ID
981058510055906706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01507286
DDB person (GND) ID
116389605
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116389605
Digital Mechanism and Gear Library ID
77004
FAST ID
375268
FES digital collections entity ID
380710
Show all 37 identifiers +25
Freebase ID
/m/0fjvnf
Geni profile ID
6000000038767727825
IdRef ID
108025098
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116389605
LEO-BW person (GND) ID
116389605
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
136716
Museo Galileo authority ID
42055
NL CR AUT ID
xx0151928
NUKAT ID
n2006124750
Nachlässe in Austria ID
R/Redtenbacher_Ferdinand.htm
National Library of Greece ID
242394
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
234808578
Obálky knih ID
xx0151928
Open Library ID
OL2360679A
Prabook ID
2433959
SBN author ID
LO1V175213
SHARE Catalogue author ID
6977
SNAC ARK ID
w6jd5s44
Stadtwiki Karlsruhe ID
16657
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
ferdinand-redtenbacher
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058510055906706
Vienna History Wiki ID
36395
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcgvBQBdRmX8tVD7cXGHC
Yale LUX ID
person/926b13d2-e1c2-47ed-b7c4-8d5941874be4
ZbMATH author ID
redtenbacher.ferdinand-jakob

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich
Employer 3
ETH Zurich, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, TU Wien
Doctoral advisor 2
Andreas von Ettingshausen, Johann Arzberger
Doctoral advisors 2
Andreas von Ettingshausen, Johann Arzberger
Doctoral student 2
Carl Benz, Franz Reuleaux
Doctoral students 2
Carl Benz, Franz Reuleaux
Occupation 2
engineer, university teacher
Work location 2
Zurich, Karlsruhe
Educated at 1
TU Wien
Given name 1
Ferdinand
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
Steyr
Place of burial 1
Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe
Place of death 1
Karlsruhe
Sex or gender 1
male
Students 1
Christian Wiener
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Summary

Ferdinand Redtenbacher was born on July 25, 1809[1], in Steyr[2]. He died on April 16, 1863[3], in Karlsruhe[4]. He worked as an engineer[5], university teacher[6], mathematician[7], mechanical engineer[8], and scientist[9].

Why It Matters

Ferdinand Redtenbacher's notable doctoral advisees include Carl Benz[33], an engineer[34], 1844–1929[35], of Republic of Baden[36], awarded the Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille[37] and Franz Reuleaux[38], an engineer[39], 1829–1905[40], of Kingdom of Prussia[41], awarded the honorary doctorate of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology[42], specialised in mechanics[43].

FAQs

Where was Ferdinand Redtenbacher born?

Ferdinand Redtenbacher was born in Steyr[2].

Where did Ferdinand Redtenbacher die?

Ferdinand Redtenbacher died in Karlsruhe[4].

What did Ferdinand Redtenbacher do for work?

Ferdinand Redtenbacher worked as an engineer[5], university teacher[6], mathematician[7], mechanical engineer[8], and scientist[9].

Where did Ferdinand Redtenbacher go to school?

Ferdinand Redtenbacher was educated at TU Wien[14].

Related Entities

Carl Benz Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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  1. [2] ↑ . Biographisches Lexikon des Landes Österreich ob der Enns. literature.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . literature.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . literature.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . literature.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Redtenbacher, Ferdinand (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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