Karl Ritter von Ghega

Carl Ritter von Ghega
Carl Ritter von Ghega, drawn by Joseph Kriehuber, 1851
Born
Carlo Ghega

(1802-01-10)10 January 1802
Venice, Venetian Province, Habsburg monarchy (now Italy)
Died14 March 1860(1860-03-14) (aged 58)
Vienna, Austrian Empire (now Austria)
Resting placeZentralfriedhof, Vienna
NationalityAustrian
OccupationEngineer
Known fordesigning and engineering the Semmering Railway

Karl Ritter von Ghega or Karl von Ghega (10 January 1802 – 14 March 1860) was an Austrian nobleman and the designer of the Semmering Railway from Gloggnitz to Mürzzuschlag. During his time, he was the most prominent of Austrian railway engineers and architects.[1]

  1. ^ The Architect, Volume 3. 175 Strand W.C. 1870. p. 184.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.