Stix, Robert#

Stix, Robert, B. Vienna, July 27, 1903, d. Vienna, April 27, 1974, electrical engineer. Studied electrical engineering at Vienna University of Technology; subsequently in the employ of Siemens-Schuckert-Werke, where he gained recognition as an expert in mono and multiphase alternating-current commutator motor technology. His designs provided the basis for the motors of the Series 1042 locomotives of the Austrian Federal Railways. From 1952 to 1973 Professor for Electrical Machinery at Vienna University of Technology.