Heinrich von Littrow
Heinrich von Littrow (26 January 1820 in Vienna – 25 April 1895 in Abbazia, today Opatija, Croatia) was an Austrian cartographer and writer.
Life
Heinrich von Littrow was a son of the astronomer Joseph Johann von Littrow and his wife Karoline von Ulrichsthal. Among his twelve brothers, Karl Ludwig von Littrow was a prominent astronomer. His daughter Lea von Littrow was a noted painter.
Heinrich von Littrow died on 25 April 1895 at the age of 75 years in Abbazia.
Relief portrait of Heinrich von Littrow
Books by Heinrich von Littrow
Cartography
- Aus dem Seeleben, 1892
- Die Marine, 1848
- Die Semmeringfahrt, 1883
- Deutsches Marine-Wörterbuch
- Handbuch der Seemannschaft. Verlag Gerold, Wien 1859.
Fiction
- Seemöven. Gedichte 1857
- Von Wien nach Triest, 1863
- Der Kuss. Lustspiel
- Eine gute Lehre. Lustspiel
- Xanthippe. Lustspiel
External links
- Works by or about Heinrich von Littrow at Internet Archive
- Heinrich von Littrow in Austria-Forum (in German) (at AEIOU)
- Heinrich von Littrow in the German National Library catalogue
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