Karl von Etzel (1812 to 1865) was a German railway engineer and architect, born in Stuttgart and trained under Nikolaus Friedrich von Thouret. He worked on railway projects in France in the 1830s, including the Paris to Saint-Germain line and its Seine bridge at Asnières, and served as chief engineer of the Versailles Railway. After working in Vienna he returned to Württemberg as a town planner and built its first railways, including the Fils Valley Railway over the Geislinger Steige, the first railway crossing of a mountain range in Europe, and the first Stuttgart Central Station. He later directed construction of the Hauenstein line for the Swiss Central Railway and designed the Brenner Railway in Austria, his best-known work, which opened after his death. He died in 1865 on a train journey after a stroke.
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was a German railway engineer and architect
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6 January 1812
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He died on 2 May 1865 in Kemmelbach between Vienna and Linz
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was a German railway engineer and architect
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He created many famous railway lines, bridges and viaducts, including the Bietigheim Enz Valley Viaduct.
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Karl von Etzel (old spelling Carl von Etzel; 6 January 1812-2 May 1865) was a German railway engineer and architect.
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