August Föppl
August Föppl | |
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August Föppl | |
| Born | 25 January 1854 |
| Died | 12 October 1924 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | German |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | physics, engineering, mathematics |
| Thesis | Theorie des Fachwerks (1880) Theorie der Gewölbe (1881) both monographs combined into 1886 dissertation Mathematische Theorie der Baukonstruktionen |
| Doctoral advisor | Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann |
| Doctoral students | Hermann Föttinger Ludwig Prandtl |
August Otto Föppl (25 January 1854 – 12 August 1924) was a professor of Technical Mechanics and Graphical Statics at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. He is credited with introducing the Föppl–Klammer theory and the Föppl–von Kármán equations (large deflection of elastic plates).