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'''Carl Culmann''' (10 July 1821 – 9 December 1881) was a [[Germany|German]] [[structural engineer]].
'''Carl Culmann''' (10 July 1821 – 9 December 1881) was a German [[structural engineer]].


Born in [[Bad Bergzabern]], [[Palatinate region|Rhenish Palatinate]], in modern-day [[Germany]], Culmann's father, a pastor, tutored him at home before enrolling him at the military engineering school at [[Metz]] to prepare for entry to the [[École Polytechnique]]. Culmann's ambitions were frustrated by an attack of [[typhoid]] and, after a long convalescence, he attended the [[University of Karlsruhe|Karlsruhe Polytechnic School]]. He joined the [[Bavaria]]n [[civil service]] in 1841 as an [[apprentice]] engineer in the design of [[railroad]] [[bridge]]s.<ref name="DSB">Hartenberg (1981)</ref>
Born in [[Bad Bergzabern]], [[Palatinate region|Rhenish Palatinate]], in modern-day [[Germany]], Culmann's father, a pastor, tutored him at home before enrolling him at the military engineering school at [[Metz]] to prepare for entry to the [[École Polytechnique]]. Culmann's ambitions were frustrated by an attack of [[typhoid]] and, after a long convalescence, he attended the [[University of Karlsruhe|Karlsruhe Polytechnic School]]. He joined the [[Bavaria]]n [[civil service]] in 1841 as an [[apprentice]] engineer in the design of [[railroad]] [[bridge]]s.<ref name="DSB">Hartenberg (1981)</ref>
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In 1855, he took up the chair of engineering sciences at the [[ETH Zurich|Swiss Federal Institute of Technology]], [[Zürich]], holding the post until his death.<ref name="DSB"/>
In 1855, he took up the chair of engineering sciences at the [[ETH Zurich|Swiss Federal Institute of Technology]], [[Zürich]], holding the post until his death.<ref name="DSB"/>


Inspired by the work of [[Jean-Victor Poncelet]], Culmann was a pioneer of graphical methods in engineering, publishing his seminal book on the topic, ''Die graphische Statik'' (''Graphic Statics'') in 1865.<ref name="DSB"/> He had a profound influence on a generation of [[engineer]]s including [[Maurice Koechlin]],<ref name="DSB"/> [[Otto Mohr]]{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}} and [[Luigi Cremona]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}}. He died in [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]].<ref name="eb">[Anon.] (2001)</ref>
Inspired by the work of [[Jean-Victor Poncelet]], Culmann was a pioneer of graphical methods in engineering ("[[graphic statics]]"), publishing his seminal book on the topic, ''Die graphische Statik'' in 1865.<ref>C. Culmann (1865) [https://archive.org/details/anwendungenderg00unkngoog Anwendungen der graphischen Statik] via [[Internet Archive]]</ref> A French language translation was prepared in 1879.<ref>C. Culmann, translated by G. Glasser, J. Jacquier & A. Valat (1879) [https://archive.org/details/traitdestatique00culmgoog/page/n7/mode/2up Traite de Statique Graphique] via Internet Archive</ref>

Culmann had a profound influence on a generation of [[engineer]]s including [[Maurice Koechlin]],<ref name="DSB"/> [[Otto Mohr]]{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}} and [[Luigi Cremona]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}}. He died in [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]].<ref name="eb">[Anon.] (2001)</ref>

==See also==
*[[Biomechanics]]
*[[Mechanostat]]
*[[Mohr's circle]]
*[[Truss]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Commons cat inline|Karl Culmann}}
* {{Commons category-inline|Karl Culmann}}


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Latest revision as of 13:38, 12 October 2024

Carl Culmann
Born(1821-07-10)10 July 1821
Bad Bergzabern, Germany
Died9 December 1881(1881-12-09) (aged 60)
Zürich, Switzerland
NationalityGerman
Scientific career
FieldsStructural engineering

Carl Culmann (10 July 1821 – 9 December 1881) was a German structural engineer.

Born in Bad Bergzabern, Rhenish Palatinate, in modern-day Germany, Culmann's father, a pastor, tutored him at home before enrolling him at the military engineering school at Metz to prepare for entry to the École Polytechnique. Culmann's ambitions were frustrated by an attack of typhoid and, after a long convalescence, he attended the Karlsruhe Polytechnic School. He joined the Bavarian civil service in 1841 as an apprentice engineer in the design of railroad bridges.[1]

Continuing his mathematical studies, in particular under L. C. Schnürlein, in 1847 Culmann transferred to Munich so that he could improve his English in anticipation of a study tour to the United Kingdom and the United States. His tour lasted from 1849 to 1851, studying the comparative designs of truss bridges and developing new analytical techniques to facilitate his investigations.[1]

In 1855, he took up the chair of engineering sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, holding the post until his death.[1]

Inspired by the work of Jean-Victor Poncelet, Culmann was a pioneer of graphical methods in engineering ("graphic statics"), publishing his seminal book on the topic, Die graphische Statik in 1865.[2] A French language translation was prepared in 1879.[3]

Culmann had a profound influence on a generation of engineers including Maurice Koechlin,[1] Otto Mohr[citation needed] and Luigi Cremona[citation needed]. He died in Zürich, Switzerland.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hartenberg (1981)
  2. ^ C. Culmann (1865) Anwendungen der graphischen Statik via Internet Archive
  3. ^ C. Culmann, translated by G. Glasser, J. Jacquier & A. Valat (1879) Traite de Statique Graphique via Internet Archive
  4. ^ [Anon.] (2001)

Bibliography

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  • [Anon.] "Culmann, Carl", Encyclopædia Britannica, Deluxe CDROM edition
  • Crystal, David (ed.) (1998) "Culmann, Karl (1821-1881)" The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia (2nd ed.) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, ISBN 0-521-63099-1
  • Hartenberg, R. S. (1981) "Cullman, Karl" in Gillespie, C.C. (ed.) (1981). Dictionary of Scientific Biography. New York: Charles Screibner's Sons. pp. 495–496. ISBN 0-684-16970-3. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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