Alois Negrelli

Alois Negrelli
Born(1799-01-23)23 January 1799
Fiera di Primiero
Died1 October 1858(1858-10-01) (aged 59)
Vienna
OccupationEngineer
Known forVarious railroads, Société d'Études du Canal de Suez, International Commission for the piercing of the isthmus of Suez
WorksNegrelli Viaduct[1][2]
AwardsAustrian title of Ritter von Moldelbe
Gschwendtobel-Bridge, Lingenau, 1830
Münster-Bridge in Zürich, 1838
Kornhaus (granary) and concert hall, Zürich 1839, demolished in 1896
The Negrelli Viaduct in Prague, 1849
Tomb of Alois Negrelli at the Vienna Central Cemetery

Nikolaus Alois Maria Vinzenz Negrelli, Ritter von Moldelbe (born Luigi Negrelli; 23 January 1799 – 1 October 1858) was a Tyrolean civil engineer and railroad pioneer mostly active in parts of the Austrian Empire, Switzerland, Germany and Italy.[3]

  1. ^ Fraňková, Ruth (September 27, 2016). "Negrelli viaduct in Prague to undergo extensive reconstruction". www.radio.cz. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Negrelli Viaduct". en.muzeumprahy.cz. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Entry Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) (German)