Stampfer, Simon#
Stampfer, Simon, b. Raneburg in the municipality of Matrei (in East Tirol), Oct. 26, 1790, d. Vienna, Nov. 10, 1864, mathematician, geodesist. 1826-1849 Professor at the Vienna Polytechnical Institute, in 1832 invented the stroboscopic disk, which gives the impression of a ´running picture´ (film).
Literature#
F. Allmer, S. S. 1790-1864, 1990; P. Schuster and C. Strasser, S. S. 1790-1864, 1998.