Gross, Hans, 1860-1924

LC control no.	no2021089751
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Gross, Hans, 1860-1924 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Gross, H., 1860-1924 Gross, Rudolf Hermann, 1860-1924 Gross, Herbert, 1860-1924 Gross, Hans Georg Friedrich, 1860-1924
Other standard no.	62311418
Birth date	18600504
Death date	19240227
Place of birth	Szamotuły (Poland)
Place of death	Berlin (Germany)
Field of activity	Aeronautics
Affiliation	Deutscher Verein zur Förderung der Luftschiffahrt Internationale Kommission für Wissenschaftliche Luftschiffahrt
Profession or occupation	Aeronautical engineers Balloonists
Found in	Moedebeck, Hermann W. L. Die Pioniere der Luftschiffahrt, 1909: Biographien der Pioniere (Gross, Hans, geb. 5.5. 1860 zu Samter, Provinz Posen; Major u. Kommand. d. preuss. Luftschifferbataill., aeronaut. Schriftst. Erb. d. Militär-Versuchsluftsch. ... Mitgl. der Intern. Kommiss. für wissenschaftl. Luftschiffahrt) DNB in VIAF, 19 July 2021 (Gross, Hans, 1860-1924; variants: Gross, H.; Gross, Rudolf Hermann; Gross, Herbert; born on 4 May 1860; died 27 February 1925; German airship designer and balloonist) Wikipedia (German), 19 July 2021 (Hans Georg Friedrich Gross; born in Samter, 4 May 1860; died in Berlin, 27 February 1924; Prussian balloonist and designer of military airships; 1882 Second Lieutenant, Ingenieur-und Pioniertruppe of the Prussian Army; 1886 transfered to the Luftschiffer-Abteilung; 1906, Commander of the Königlich-Preussischen Luftschiffer-Bataillons 2; 1913, Lieutenant Colonel Inspector of the Inspektion der Telegraphen-Truppen in Karlsruhe; by 1918, Major General, Chef der Feldtelegrafie des Heeres; participated in the Deutschen Verein zur Förderung der Luftschifffahrt's scientific balloon flights; designed and tested the balloons M.W., Humboldt, and Phönix; collaborated with Nikolaus Basenach to construct the first German military airship, a semi-rigid design designated the Gross-Basenach-type)