German Technical University in Brno
German Technical University in Brno (German: Deutsche Technische Hochschule Brünn) was a technical university in Brno. It existed from 1849 to 1945 and instruction was in German.
At the time, Brno was a multicultural city with population of both Czechs and Germans. A technical university serving both nationalities was proposed, but this fell through, resulting in the establishment of the Czech Technical University in 1899. Beginning in 1860, the German Technical University was located on Komenského Square in Brno, and in 1910 a second building was built beside the first one.
During the Nazi occupation, the university was to be relocated to Linz, but this did not in fact occur. In 1945, the German Technical University in Brno was closed and its property given to the Brno University of Technology.
Literature
- ŠIŠMA, Pavel. Učitelé na německé technice v Brně 1849-1945. Praha: Společnost pro dějiny věd a techniky, 2004. 205 s. Práce z dějin techniky a přírodních věd; sv. 2. ISBN 80-239-3279-9.
- ŠIŠMA, Pavel. Zur Geschichte der Deutschen Technischen Hochschule in Brünn: Professoren, Dozenten und Assistenten 1849 - 1945. Linz: Trauner, 2009. ix, 192 s. Schriftenreihe Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften und der Technik; Bd. 13. ISBN 978-3-85499-451-0.