Joseph Schittko
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* Selmecbánya, 1776 – † Selmecbánya, 25 November 1833 / mining councillor, academic teacher ; ; In 1809 he was invited to the Selmecbánya Academy to the department of quantity and philosophy. He had several significant inventions in the field of mining engineering. He significantly improved the control mechanism of direct-acting water column machines and invented the rotary water column machine. The Lipótakna water lift in Selmec and the Béla Bánya water column crushing power plants were built based on his designs. In the field of mechanical ore preparation, in 1830 he developed the principles of a new, pioneering process, which was later successfully applied in practice. ; ; His main works: ; Beiträge zur Bergbaukunde, insbesondere zur Bergmaschinen, 1833.