!!!Rittinger, Peter von Rittinger, Peter von, b. Novy Jičín, Czech Republic (then Neutitschein), Jan. 23, 1811, d. Vienna, Dec. 7, 1872, inventor, mining expert. Pioneer in ore-dressing techniques, constructed the first water-pressure engine; from 1840 in civil service (from 1850 in Vienna), then administrative head of the state domains and forests and of mines. !Literature OeBL. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Rittinger,_Peter_von|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]