Karl Gölsdorf [SEP] place of birth
Karl Gölsdorf
Karl Gölsdorf (8 June 1861 – 18 March 1916) was an Austrian engineer and locomotive designer.
Early life.
Karl Gölsdorf was born on 8 June 1861 in Vienna, the son of Louis Adolf Gölsdorf. Even as a schoolboy he was introduced to locomotive design by his father, the chief mechanical engineer ("Maschinendirektor") of the Imperial and Royal Southern Railway ("k.u.k. Südbahn"). From 1880 to 1884 he attended the Vienna Technical High School and completed his diploma with distinction
Gölsdorf
Gölsdorf may refer to:
- Louis Adolf Gölsdorf (1837–1911), Austrian engineer and locomotive designer, father of Karl
- Karl Gölsdorf (1861–1916), Austrian engineer and locomotive designer, son of Louis Adolf
- Gölsdorf axle, system used on railway locomotives invented by Karl Gölsdorf