Erasmus Kittler (1852-1929). Pionier elektrotechniki

The paper presents Erasmus Kittler, the pioneer of electrical engineering. He was appointed the first director, established 1882., Department of Electrical Engineering. He contributed to the development of this direction at the Technische Universität Darmstadt. In a short time, significantly increased the number of students to his lectures. Very quickly he recognized that the theory must be bound to practice. He created from scratch, the first lab. Quickly recognized the importance of alternating current, which conducted a separate lecture. His disciples were many later prominent electricians eg .: Michael Doliwo-Dobrowolski, Waldemar Petersen. He also wrote a manual electrical, which benefited many students. He participated in the creation of several power plants and conducted a number of projects related to the electricity industry.