Friedrich August von Pauli (May 6, 1802, Osthofen - June 26, 1883, Bad Kissingen ) - German railway engineer, pioneer in the construction of railway bridges. Considered the creator of the Royal Bavarian Railways.
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Born in the family of a pastor, he was the twelfth child. In 1816, his father died, so Pauli, having no means of livelihood, was forced to leave for English Manchester in the summer of 1817, where his older brother Wilhelm, who worked there as a lawyer, financially supported him. In England, he began to study accounting, but soon became interested in mechanics and physics, studied for some time with John Dalton . In 1821, William died; Pauli, having completed his studies by that time, opened a turning workshop, but did not succeed in this and returned to Germany, where he found the opportunity to enter the University of Gottingen to continue his education.
Subsequently, he became professor and rector of the Higher Technical School in Munich . Of its structures, bridges are known on the Isar River and along the Mainz Railway, built according to the new system he invented, which is named after him.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz94183.html
- ↑ Structurae - Ratingen .
Literature
- Pauli, Friedrich August // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Herbert Ricken: Erinnerung an Friedrich August von Pauli (1802-1883) und den Fischbauchträger. In: Bautechnik 79, Heft 6, Juni 2002, ISSN 0005-6820 , S. 402-407.