Max Eyth
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Max Eyth was a German engineer
and writer.
He was born to Edward Eyth (1809–1884) a teacher of Greek
and history at an evangelical seminar and his wife Julie. He lived from 1841 to 1852 in Schöntal Abbey
and began classes at Stuttgart University in 1852 where he studied mechanical engineering.
Max Eyth founded the German Agricultural Society
(DLG) in 1885.
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
and writer.
He was born to Edward Eyth (1809–1884) a teacher of Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
and history at an evangelical seminar and his wife Julie. He lived from 1841 to 1852 in Schöntal Abbey
Schöntal Abbey
Schöntal Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Schöntal in the district of Hohenlohe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is famous as one of the most impressive pieces of Baroque architecture in northern Württemberg and is now used by the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart as a retreat and training...
and began classes at Stuttgart University in 1852 where he studied mechanical engineering.
Max Eyth founded the German Agricultural Society
German Agricultural Society
The German Agricultural Society , commonly known as DLG, is an organisation for agricultural industry in Germany. DLG was founded in the year 1885 by Max Eyth, has over 23,000 members as of 2011 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main...
(DLG) in 1885.
External links
- Homepage Max Eyth
- Text from Max Eyth in Projekt Gutenberg-DEProjekt Gutenberg-DEProjekt Gutenberg-DE is a collection of German language literary texts, distributed via the web and on CD-ROM. It is run by a small publishing company called Hille Partner, run by Gunter Hille, and its web presence is hosted by the weekly magazine Der Spiegel....
- Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft (DLG)'s Max-Eyth-Stiftungsprofessur
- Max-Eyth-Gesellschaft Agrartechnik im VDI