Czeija, Karl August#
b. Vienna, Feb. 20, 1843, d. Vienna, Feb. 14, 1909. Engineer, pioneer in the field of telegraph and telephone communications, father of Oskar Czeija. Founded a workshop for mechanical engineering and telegraphic equipment in Vienna in 1880, which became the "Telephon- und Telegraphenfabrik Czeija, Nissl & Co." in 1884, when Franz Nissl joined the company. The firm played an important role in developing the telephone network of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.
Literature#
P. Kudlicza, ITT Austria 1884-1984, 1984