Johann Georg Ilg
Prosector of the Josephinum, Vienna; builder of the improved 'Viennese model' of the Lichtleiter probable
- Dates
- 1781-1836 (source: EAU History Office: Ilg's Vienna model )
- Chapters
- VIII. Light
What the film says
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Not named in the film: the academy that 'built an improved model within two months' did so through Ilg.
On the timeline
- 17 January 1807: At an Academy session, Ilg's improved Viennese model is judged superior to Bozzini's original. probable timeline
- 1 October 1807: Date of Ilg's own report on the Viennese model; Peter Paul Figdor found it in a Viennese archive in 2001. probable timeline
- 2004: Karl Storz builds a replica of Ilg's Viennese model from Ilg's report. probable timeline
Sources
Sources
- EAU History Office: Ilg's Vienna model Museum or society
- Medical University of Vienna alumni leaflet, December 2008 (archived) Museum or society