Nationality Austria Name Philipp Forchheimer | Significant advance Hydraulics | |
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Died October 2, 1933, Durnstein, Austria | ||
Philipp Forchheimer (7 August 1852 in Vienna – 2 October 1933 in Dürnstein, Lower Austria) was an Austrian engineer, a pioneer in the field of civil engineering and practical hydraulics. He was professor in Istanbul, Aachen and Graz.
He introduced mathematical methodology to the study of hydraulics, thus establishing a scientific basis for the field.
He was rector of the Graz University of Technology until 1897. In addition to his teaching, he worked as a consultant for construction projects. He made proposals for the construction of a tunnel under the English Channel.
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