Julius Pintsch
of Germany
Carl Friedrich Julius Pintsch (6 January 1815 – 20 January 1884) was a German tinsmith, manufacturer and inventor who is primarily known for the invention of "Pintsch gas".
1843 Pintsch founded a plumbing company in a basement in Berlin specialising in gas technical installations.
1847 Produced his first gas meters at a branch in Breslau.
1851 He created a gas lamp that was suitable for use in railroad cars. These lamps were illuminated by Pintsch gas; a long-burning oil gas that would remain lit during the rough motion of train journeys.
Starting in 1863, Pintsch had a large factory built on Andreasstrasse in Berlin; followed by subsidiaries in Dresden, Breslau, Frankfurt, Utrecht and Furstenwalde. These plants designed and constructed a wide range of gas-related devices including gas meters, gas pressure regulators, and gas analyzers.
1869 Illumination of the just opened Suez Canal with 105 Pintsch light-buoys.
1870 Pintsch introduced running lights for trains that worked with compressed gas.
1872 Established a light bulb factory in Fürstenwalde.
1878 Julius Pintsch was appointed head of commercial affairs in the kingdom of Prussia.
1884 After his death in Furstenwalde, his sons Richard, Oskar, Julius Karl, and Albert inherited the business and became successful in the manufacture of compressed Pintsch gas for use in beacons and unmanned lighthouses.
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