!!!Giesl-Gieslingen, Adolph

Giesl-Gieslingen, Adolph, b. Trento (Italy), Sept. 7, 1903, 
d. Vienna, Feb. 11, 1992, engineer, nephew of Vladimir   Giesl 
von Gieslingen. From 1929-1934 in the USA, chief constructor at the 
Floridsdorf locomotive factory, 1946 honorary professor at the 
University of Technology in Vienna, developed the G. ejector (flat 
funnel) for steam locomotives.

!Works
Lokomotiv-Athleten. Geschichte, Leistung und Kurvenlauf der 
Sechs- und Siebenkuppler, 1976; Die Aera nach Goelsdorf. Die letzten 3 
Jahrzehnte des oe. Dampflokomotivbaus, 1981; Anatomie der 
Dampflokomotive International, 1986.



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