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| − | + | '''Oskar Ursinus''' was a German “Private Engineer”, living in Frankfurt<ref>[[Patent HU-1915-86545]]</ref>, known in Hungary as Ursinus Oszkár. | |
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| + | He was an active aero-theoretical writer, and editor, notably of ''[[Flugsport]]'', which he founded in 1908. | ||
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| + | Ursinus was drafted in [[World War I]] and assigned to [[Gothaer Waggonfabrik A. G.]], where he created the design for the [[Gotha]] bomber.<ref name=LC>"[https://findingaids.loc.gov/db/search/xq/searchMfer02.xq?_id=loc.pnp.eadpnp.pp020008&_faSection=overview&_faSubsection=did&_dmdid= Oskar Ursinus collection of aeronautical pictures]", Prints and Photographs Division, [[Library of Congress]], Washington, D.C., 2020; Finding aid encoded by Kristen Sosinski, August 2020, Revised November 2020.</ref> | ||
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| + | The [[Library of Congress]] holds a collection of about 800 of Ursinus's photographs and drawings. [https://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=LOT%206108&fi=number&op=PHRASE&va=exact&co!=coll&sg=true&st=gallery About eighteen] of these are visible online.<ref name=LC /> | ||
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{{Person | {{Person | ||
|Names=Oskar Ursinus; Ursinus Oszkár | |Names=Oskar Ursinus; Ursinus Oszkár | ||
| − | |Birth date= | + | |Birth date=1877-03-11 |
| − | |Death date= | + | |Death date=1962-07-06 |
|Countries=AT; DE; HU | |Countries=AT; DE; HU | ||
| − | |Locations=Frankfurt, Germany | + | |Locations=Weissenfels, Germany; Frankfurt, Germany |
|Occupations=editor; writer; engineer; inventor | |Occupations=editor; writer; engineer; inventor | ||
|Tech areas=airplane; biplane; design; frame; construction | |Tech areas=airplane; biplane; design; frame; construction | ||
| − | |Affiliations= | + | |Affiliations=Flugsport; Gothaer Waggonfabrik A. G. |
| + | |Wikidata id=Q78394 | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 23:41, 1 January 2024
Oskar Ursinus was a German “Private Engineer”, living in Frankfurt[1], known in Hungary as Ursinus Oszkár.
He was an active aero-theoretical writer, and editor, notably of Flugsport, which he founded in 1908.
Ursinus was drafted in World War I and assigned to Gothaer Waggonfabrik A. G., where he created the design for the Gotha bomber.[2]
The Library of Congress holds a collection of about 800 of Ursinus's photographs and drawings. About eighteen of these are visible online.[2]
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Oskar Ursinus
- Patent DE-1912-285496 (English title: Float for Hydroplanes, Filing date: 1912-09-22)
- Patent US-1914-1133342 (English title: Float for Hydroaeroplanes, Filing date: 1914-03-05)
- Patent DE-1914-370382 (English title: Fuselage-biplane?, Filing date: 1914-10-22)
- Patent AT-1915-79255 (English title: Biplane, Filing date: 1915-11-02)
- Patent HU-1915-86545 (English title: Aircraft layout, Filing date: 1915-11-15)
Publications by or about Oskar Ursinus
- Flugsport (Simple title: Flugsport, Journal: Flugsport)
- Publication 4646, 1909, Flugsport (Simple title: Flugsport, Journal: Flugsport)
- Publication 4646, 1909, Flugsport (Simple title: Flugsport, Journal: Flugsport)
- Ursinus, 1910, Notes on framing of aeroplanes (Simple title: Notes on framing of aeroplanes, Journal: Aeronautics)
- Ursinus, 1912, Wasserflugmaschinen (Simple title: Seaplanes, Journal: L'Av. Ind. Comm.)
- Ursinus, 1915, Float for hydroaeroplanes (Simple title: Float for hydroaeroplanes, Journal: Aerial Age)
References
- ↑ Patent HU-1915-86545
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Oskar Ursinus collection of aeronautical pictures", Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2020; Finding aid encoded by Kristen Sosinski, August 2020, Revised November 2020.
| Names | Oskar Ursinus; Ursinus Oszkár |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1877-03-11 |
| Death date | 1962-07-06 |
| Countries | AT, DE, HU |
| Locations | Weissenfels, Germany; Frankfurt, Germany |
| Occupations | editor, writer, engineer, inventor |
| Tech areas | Airplane, Biplane, Design, Frame, Construction |
| Affiliations | Flugsport, Gothaer Waggonfabrik A. G. |
| Wikidata id | Q78394 |
