Karl Ritter von Ghega

Carl Ritter von Ghega
Karl Gega
Carl Ritter von Ghega, drawn by Joseph Kriehuber, 1851
Born
Carlo Ghega

(1802-01-10)10 January 1802
Venice, Venetian Province, Habsburg monarchy (now Italy)
Died14 March 1860(1860-03-14) (aged 58)
Vienna, Austrian Empire (now Austria)
Resting placeZentralfriedhof, Vienna
NationalityAustrian
OccupationEngineer
Known fordesigning and engineering the Semmering Railway

Karl Ritter von Ghega or Karl von Ghega (Albanian: Karlo Gega) (10 January 1802 – 14 March 1860) was an Austrian nobleman and the designer of the Semmering Railway from Gloggnitz to Mürzzuschlag. During his time, he was the most prominent of Austrian railway engineers and architects.

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