3/8/1847 |
Born as the second child of Heinrich and Carolina Bach in Stollberg |
1853 - 1861 |
Attends school in Stollberg |
1861 - 1863 |
Apprenticeship in Stollberg, also attends evening classes and the Sunday school of the Stollberg Commerce Association |
1863 - 1864 |
Works in the R. Hartmann machinery factory in Chemnitz |
1864 - 1866 |
Attends Senior Vocational School / Master Workman School of the Technical Teaching Institutes in Chemnitz |
1866 |
Begins studying at the Polytechnical School in Dresden |
1868 - 1870 |
Works as an assistant to Professor Kankelwitz at Stuttgart Polytechnic |
1870 - 1871 |
Volunteers for service in the Franco-German War |
1872 - 1873 |
Completes his studies at the College of Technology in Karlsruhe |
1873 - 1874 |
Works as an engineer in England |
1874 - 1876 |
Works as first engineer for the W. Knaust machinery factory in Vienna |
1876 - 1878 |
Appointed director of Lausitzer Machinery Factory in Bautzen |
1878 |
Appointed Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stuttgart |
1880 |
Publishes "The elements of machinery – their calculation and construction in the light of recent experiments" |
1881 |
Appointed chairman of the Württemberg Regional Association in the Association of German Engineers |
1884 |
State Materials Testing Institute is founded |
1884 - 1927 |
Chairman of the Württemberg Steam Boiler Inspection Association |
1885 - 1888 |
Becomes first Vice-Chancellor since the introduction of the Vice-Principal Constitution at Stuttgart Polytechnic |
1889 |
Publishes "Elasticity and Solidity. The most important theorems for engineering and their basis in experience" |
1893 |
Offered professorship at the Federal Polytechnic in Zurich |
1895 |
Offered professorship at Berlin College of Technology |
1902 |
Offered professorship at Vienna College of Technology |
1914 |
Appointed Civil Councillor |
1918 |
Becomes the first professor and first engineer in Württemberg to be awarded the title of Excellency |
10/1/1922 |
Receives emeritus status |
1927 |
Becomes an honorary citizen of Stuttgart |
1927 |
Awarded an honorary doctorate by Stuttgart College of Technology |
1931 |
Dies in Stuttgart |