About: Gisbert Kapp

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Gisbert Johann Eduard Kapp (2 September 1852, Mauer, Vienna – 10 August 1922, Birmingham) was an Austrian-English electrical engineer. His parents were an Austrian counselor Gisbert Kapp and Luisa Kapp-Young. After finishing his studies in Austria, Kapp moved to England where he was naturalized in 1881. He was awarded a Telford Medal in 1885/6. In 1904 he was offered the position as the first Chair of Electrical Engineering at the University of Birmingham, a post he held until 1919. In 1909 he was elected the president of the Institution of Electrical Engineers.

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  • Gisbert Johann Eduard Kapp (* 2. September 1852 in Mauer bei Wien, Österreich; † 10. August 1922 in Birmingham, Großbritannien) war ein österreichisch-britischer Elektrotechniker. Er war Professor für Elektrotechnik an der University of Birmingham. (de)
  • Gisbert Johann Eduard Kapp (2 September 1852, Mauer, Vienna – 10 August 1922, Birmingham) was an Austrian-English electrical engineer. His parents were an Austrian counselor Gisbert Kapp and Luisa Kapp-Young. After finishing his studies in Austria, Kapp moved to England where he was naturalized in 1881. He was awarded a Telford Medal in 1885/6. In 1904 he was offered the position as the first Chair of Electrical Engineering at the University of Birmingham, a post he held until 1919. In 1909 he was elected the president of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. Kapp developed the basis for the calculation and construction of alternating current, dynamos and the transformer. The Electronic, Electrical & Systems Engineering Department at the University of Birmingham is situated in a building named after him. (en)
  • Gisbert Johann Eduard Kapp, né le 2 septembre 1852 à Mauer, près de Vienne en Autriche, et mort le 10 août 1922 à Birmingham, est un ingénieur électricien. Il exerça d'abord dans l'Empire d'Autriche, avant de venir s'installer en Angleterre. (fr)
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  • Gisbert Johann Eduard Kapp (* 2. September 1852 in Mauer bei Wien, Österreich; † 10. August 1922 in Birmingham, Großbritannien) war ein österreichisch-britischer Elektrotechniker. Er war Professor für Elektrotechnik an der University of Birmingham. (de)
  • Gisbert Johann Eduard Kapp, né le 2 septembre 1852 à Mauer, près de Vienne en Autriche, et mort le 10 août 1922 à Birmingham, est un ingénieur électricien. Il exerça d'abord dans l'Empire d'Autriche, avant de venir s'installer en Angleterre. (fr)
  • Gisbert Johann Eduard Kapp (2 September 1852, Mauer, Vienna – 10 August 1922, Birmingham) was an Austrian-English electrical engineer. His parents were an Austrian counselor Gisbert Kapp and Luisa Kapp-Young. After finishing his studies in Austria, Kapp moved to England where he was naturalized in 1881. He was awarded a Telford Medal in 1885/6. In 1904 he was offered the position as the first Chair of Electrical Engineering at the University of Birmingham, a post he held until 1919. In 1909 he was elected the president of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. (en)
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  • Gisbert Kapp (de)
  • Gisbert Kapp (en)
  • Gisbert Kapp (fr)
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