Sigmund Riefler
Sigmund Riefler ( born August 9, 1847 in Maria Rain, † October 21, 1912 in Munich) was a German physicist, inventor and precision watchmaking.
Life
Sigmund Riefler was born on August 9, 1847 in Maria Rain, the son of drawing instruments and clocks - makers Clemens Riefler. He attended trade school in Kaufbeuren and trained in his father's business virtually as a mechanic from. In the years 1865-70 he studied at the Technical University in Munich, mathematics, geodesy and engineering at the University of Munich and physics and astronomy. He then worked as an engineer at the Royal Prussian Land Surveying in Schleswig.
1876 after the death of his father he took over with two brothers ( and Adolf Theodor ) the continuation of the company Clemens Riefler. Sigmund worked here mainly on new developments in the field of compasses and precision pendulum clocks, while his brothers, the technical and commercial management of the company in Maria Rain shared.
In 1878 he settled in Munich to be with the local scientific institutes in contact. After several other new designs in the field drawing instruments turned towards the end of the 80 years of precision watchmaking to. He died in Munich on October 21, 1912 at the age of 65 years.