Philipp Forchheimer [SEP] place of birth
Philipp Forchheimer
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 director 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
Forchheimer
Forchheimer is a German surname that may refer to
- Frederick Forchheimer (1853–1913), American pediatrician
- Forchheimer spots seen on the soft palate in some patients with rubella
- Philipp Forchheimer (1852–1933), Austrian engineer
- Dupuit–Forchheimer assumption on groundwater flow