!!!Klíč Klietsch, Karl

Klíč (Klietsch), Karl, b. Hostinne, Czech Republic 
(then Arnau), March 30, 1841, d. Vienna, Nov. 16, 1926, graphic 
artist. Invented modern reproduction processes, particularly important 
are heliogravure (1878), photogravure and "Klíčotypie", a 
form of relief-engraving. In his youth he worked as a painter and 
caricaturist and published humorous newspapers ("Der Floh").

!Literature
K. Albert, K. Klietsch, der Erfinder der Heliogravuere und 
des Rakeltiefdrucks, 1927; OeBL; NDB.



%%language
[Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Klíč_Klietsch,_Karl|class='wikipage austrian']
%%

[{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}]
[{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]