He called it the otto cycle engine, and as soon as he had completed his engine, he built it into a motorcycle. It ushered in a new era of the automobile, which changed life. Before there was karl benz or henry ford, there was nikolaus otto. Johannes nikolaus tetens german mathematician, economist. Otto nicholas historical records and family trees myheritage. Although little known, nickolaus otto is an inventor we should remember every time we get into our cars. Sociology fourth edition by schrag, clarence c larsen, otto n catton, william r. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names.
Early life in december 1891 otto dix was born into the generation of 1914. Otto story historical records and family trees myheritage. Unknown or forgotten are the many accomplishments and contributions of the indian before, during and after the arrival of the white man. He was the oldest son of henry i the fowler and matilda. The groups international growth also continued around the globe. Imagine that, 28 babies in north dakota have the same name as you in 1917. Meaning, origin and history of the name otto behind the name. Nikolaus otto facts despite a lack of technical training, nikolaus august otto 18321891 had the ingenuity to make the first practical internal combustion engine. While initially the store was located in market square, it later moved to west fourth street where it currently resides. Otto sold tea, sugar, and kitchenware to grocery stores along the western border of germany. His use of the church as a stabilizing influence created a secure empire. Otto s was the first engine to successfully implement compressed charge at which many engineers had failed for decades including otto from 1862 until 1876.
Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the otto surname. Otto left high school and got a job as a clerk in a grocery store. Some of the many spellings are otheson, odeson, odda, ottoe, otoe, autto, and auto. It means wealth and is probably from the personal name oda or otta in the german royal family. Nikolaus otto, german engineer who developed the fourstroke internalcombustion engine, which offered the first practical alternative to the steam engine as a power source. There is a table of contents included to easily navigate from one book to the other. Theodorus otto historical records and family trees myheritage. His reign is generally considered to be the true beginning of the holy roman empire. Aug 28, 20 nikolaus otto biography 1832 1891 nikolaus otto was a german inventor who built a practical four stroke internal combustion engine.
For those who want to find out more about the german inventor, everything. Tetens became professor of physics at butzow university in 1760 and five years later was made director of the padagogium academy. Ottos a booklovers paradise since 1841 setting the record straight. Ottos death certificate i got all the names, dates and relationships from birth, death and marriage certificates at the wood county court house in wisconsin rapids, wi. We hope you will participate on the otto forums, it is a great place to find or post information on otto genealogy and is completely free to participate.
Johannes nikolaus tetens, german psychologist, mathematician, economist, educator, and empiricist philosopher who strongly influenced the work of immanuel kant. Otto built the first practical fourstroke internal combustion engine called the otto cycle engine, and as soon as he had completed his engine, he built it into a motorcycle. He later devised the fourstroke engine, known as the otto cycle, which was widely used for automobile and other motors. Find your familys average life expectancy, most common occupation, and more. In oceania documents and analyzes the rhetorical artifacts of explorers, missionaries, fiction and travel writers, and the people of the pacific themselves to illustrate how oceanic identities have been represented over time. Otto is a town in cattaraugus county, new york, united states.
Otto i the great 912973 world history for the relaxed. Another 86 words 6 lines of text covering the years 1806, 1083, 1076, 1550, 1618, 1586, 1603 and 1656 are included under the topic early otto history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. These portfolios were a collaboration between cleveland art institute dean and lecturer otto ege and new york book dealer philip duschnes, who specialized in selling individual leaves from manuscripts and early books. Genealogy profile for nicolaus otto nicolaus otto 1832 1891 genealogy genealogy for nicolaus otto 1832 1891 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. Feb 19, 2019 an antique bookseller displays a rare first edition of nicolaus copernicus revolutionary book on the planet system, at the tokyo international antique book fair on march 12, 2008. Despite a lack of technical training, nikolaus august otto 18321891 had the ingenuity to make the first practical internal combustion engine. The story of otto pizza is the story of two men, anthony allen and mike keon, from startling different culinary backgrounds and experience, united by a singular vision. Welcome to the otto family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Otto i was a german king from 936 and holy roman emperor from 962 until his death in 973. R c otto, first edition abebooks shop for books, art.
I have a lot of factual books about world war 2, and this fits straight into them. Christianity today weekly weeklyctweekly delivers the best content from to your inbox each week. Historical records and family trees related to theodorus otto. Discover the meaning of the nichol name on ancestry. He played college football at iowa state university. The title holy roman emperor dates back to charlemagne and like this earlier emperor, otto iii was crowned by the pope in rome where otto iii spent most of his reign.
Otto iii looks out at us with hypnotic eyes, and is dressed in green and the imperial purple. In this collection of essays, nicholas thomas, a leading theorist of historical anthropology, explores the historicization of cultural encounters in the region referred to as oceania. The town lies on the northern border of cattaraugus county. Otto is a masculine german given name and a surname. Ottone il grande, was german king from 936 and holy roman emperor from 962 until his death in 973. This satire, i believe, points out the unfair treatment of native americans in american history textbooks. Michael otto shares in a retail empire his late father, werner otto, founded as a mailorder business in hamburg in 1949. Otto book store 107 w 4th st, williamsport, pennsylvania 17701 rated 4. In addition to our traditional print books, ebook downloads, and physical audiobook offerings, the otto bookstore is very happy to be able to provide audiobook downloads through our. Nick bantock has 42 books on goodreads with 146635 ratings. Jul 11, 2018 works by this author published before january 1, 1925 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
When ottos father died in 936, otto became otto ii, duke of saxony and king of the germans and not to be mixed up with his son mentioned above. Pennsylvania had the highest population of otto families in 1840. Nicholas otto obituary urbandale, ia the des moines register. Known especially for his caustic portraits of postwar german society. Please check page history for when the original article was copied to wikia. Otto i 23 november 912 7 may 973, traditionally known as otto the great german. An engineer and experimenter, nicolaus otto invented the first practical alternative to the steam engine in 1876 the first fourstroke internal combustion engine. I know louis family spent some time in marengo il because his brother, frank henry otto was born there. We source, customize, and sell all sorts of jdm and euro cars. His first memories are of being stitched together and being given to david, a jewish boy living in germany before wwii. From 1958 through 2004, ottos bookstore in downtown williamsport had been including in. The inventor has major impact for the course of industrial history. Historical records and family trees related to otto story.
The chair of hebrew and oriental languages was the second professorship founded in edinburgh university after the chair of divinity in 1620. Ottova encyklopedie or ottuv slovnik naucny, published at the turn of the 20th century, is the largest encyclopedia written in the czech language. He inherited the duchy of saxony and the kingship of the germans upon his fathers death in 936. Buy tigers in the mud by carius, otto, edwards, robert j. Nicolaus cusanus has 39 books on goodreads with 779 ratings. A novel in pictures dover fine art, history of art. As chief executive, he ran his familys otto group for 26 years until 2007. Rudolf otto german theologian born on september 25, 1869, died on march 06, 1937 rudolf otto was an eminent german lutheran theologian and scholar of comparative religion. The most otto families were found in the usa in 1880. Ottos sons were liudolf by edith and otto ii by adelaide.
In 1840 there were 58 otto families living in pennsylvania. Otto carius gives us a heartfelt account of just what it was like to live every day, not knowing if this was your last. We have collected some of the best resources from across the web to do research on otto history, otto ancestory, and otto family connections. The importance of nicolaus otto one of the most important landmarks in engine design comes from nicolaus august otto who in 1876 invented an effective gas motor engine. I believe that otto tells the reader how a commander had to balance between his men and the upper staff. Translations or editions published later may be ed. Otto bookstore americas oldest independently owned. Social security administration data, the first name otto ranks 69 th in popularity as a baby boys name in north dakota. Nicolaus cusanuss most popular book is nicholas of cusa on learned ignorance. He was remembered to this day as the engineer who invented internalcombustion engine with fourstroke cycle machine.
Otto i, duke of saxony as otto ii, 936961, german king from 936, and holy roman emperor 962973 who consolidated the german reich by his suppression of rebellious vassals and his decisive victory over the hungarians. The otto engine was a large stationary singlecylinder internal combustion fourstroke engine designed by nikolaus otto. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ottoex neo classics specializes in 80s and 90s reliable and unique adventure vehicles. The fall of the berlin wall was another turning point in ottobocks history. On october 23, 1877, another patent for a gas motor engine was issued to nicolaus otto, and francis and william crossley. Today in christian history dailya daily newsletter featuring the most. Ottos debut historical novel is ambitious, offering a new approach to an exciting time in history. He soon was working as a clerk in the nearby city of frankfurt.
This invention changed the worlds industrial field by offering steam engine alternative power. His older brother wilhelm owned a textile business in cologne, and he helped otto get a job as a sales representative. This was about 49% of all the recorded ottos in the usa. The area of the town was first settled around 1816. Otto built his first gasolinepowered engine in 1861. Romischphantastische oper in drei akten mit tanz, nach shakespeares gleichnamigem lustspiel berlin. Books by nicolaus cusanus author of nicholas of cusa on.
Three years later he formed a partnership with the german industrialist. Nikolaus august otto was a german engineer who developed an effective internal combustion engine. Ottos development of a fourstroke engine significantly reduced the weight and increased the power of a petrol engine, making petrolpowered cars a realistic proposition and alternative to steam power. Within ten years, the mailorder company, whose product range consisted of just 28 pairs of shoes, had become a company with 1,000 employees and an annual turnover of dm 100 million. The achievements of otto the great news from nowhere. Otto stowe born february 25, 1949 in chicago, illinois is a former american football wide receiver who played four seasons in the nfl for the denver broncos, dallas cowboys, and miami dolphins. By establishing his mailorder company, werner otto wrote an important chapter in german postwar history. Otto nicolai nicolai, otto, 18101849 books from the extended shelves. Firstly, therefore, i will begin by studying his reassertion of monarchical power, the reorganisation of the duchies, and the emergence of.
History of holy roman emperor otto i otto the great. Here i intend to examine the main achievements of otto the great by dividing his reign into three main categories. Many people claimed the invention of the internal combustion engine in the 1860s, but only one has the patent on the four stroke operating sequence. Otto iii was holy roman emperor from 996 to 1002, when he died at the age of 21. Julius conradus otto was appointed as edinburgh universitys first professor of hebrew in 1642 creation of the chair of hebrew. For its scope and the quality of the writing, it is comparable to the greatest world encyclopedias of its time, such as encyclop. Early history of the otto family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our otto research. The otto family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Otto the great wikisource, the free online library.
Her decision to cover three of the hartle clan is a wise move,allowing the novel to cover many historical events that shaped american ideas and influenced the world stage. Jan 24, 2015 berlin ap otto carius, a world war ii german panzer ace credited with destroying more than 150 enemy tanks, mostly on the eastern front, has died at 92. David and his bestfriend oskar always play with otto, using him for pranks, games and even teaching him to type on a typewriter. This enabled the company to repurchase its production location in konigsee, where cuttingedge wheelchairs are now produced. From 1958 through 2004, ottos bookstore in downtown williamsport had been including in its ads and on its stationery the phrase since 1877. A novel in pictures dover fine art, history of art nuckel, otto on.
Nicholas otto urbandale nicholas james otto was taken from this life unexpectedly on the morning of wednesday, august 28 as a result of a motorcycle accident while enroute to his job at the us. It originates as an old high german short form variants audo, odo, udo of germanic names beginning in aud, an element meaning wealth, prosperity. Otto bookstore or otto s bookstore is an independent bookstore in williamsport, pennsylvania history. This was the name of four kings of germany, starting in the 10th century with otto i, the first holy roman emperor, who was known as otto the great.
It was a lowrpm machine, and only fired every other stroke due to the otto cycle, also designed by otto. He was the oldest son of henry i the fowler and matilda otto inherited the duchy of saxony and the kingship of the germans upon his fathers death in 936. Historical records and family trees related to otto nicholas. In his book otto eges manuscripts, scott gwara observes, to some, otto frederick ege 18881951 is a scandal. Otto is a surname that comes to us from scandinavia by way of england. In 1867, nikolaus august otto, a german engineer, developed the fourstroke otto cycle, which is widely used in transportation even today. However, otto built a working engine while roaches design stayed on paper. Nicolaus otto nicolaus otto invented the gas motor engine. In 1877, otto bookstore was founded by alexander m. There are a lot of people who are researching this history now who are falling victim to the people of. He was one of millions of late 19th century babies who ushered in the 20th on the battlefields of the first world war.