Bruno Walter (1830–1890), Mining Counselor at Manz Ind. and at the Religious Fund Cover Image

BRUNO WALTER (1830–1890), CONSILIER MINIER LA ÎNTREPRINDERILE MANZ ȘI FONDUL RELIGIONAR
Bruno Walter (1830–1890), Mining Counselor at Manz Ind. and at the Religious Fund

Author(s): Ovidiu Bîtă
Subject(s): Economic history
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Bruno Walter; Bukovina; Religious Fund; mining; exploitation of mineral resources;

Summary/Abstract: Bruno Walter (born in 1830, April 14th, in Clausthal, Germany – dead in 1890, October 19th, in Iacobeni, Bukovina) has worked in the field of mining in Bukovina. He was employed by Vinzenz Manz, and later, in 1872, he worked as a mining inspector and senior counsellor at the Religious Fund. He was concerned about the maintenance and profitability of the Fund’s operations, especially the exploitation of manganese from Arșița-Iacobeni and of the pyrite from Pojorâta. He is the author of two important works for the knowledge of the mineral resources of Bukovina: Mineral Deposits in Southern Bukovina (1876) and Chances of Oil Exploitation in Bukovina (1880).

  • Issue Year: 52/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 109-118
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian