14 Facts About Otto Krause

Otto Krause was an Argentine engineer and educator.

Otto Krause subsequently finished his secondary school studies at the prestigious Buenos Aires National College, a public college preparatory school.

Otto Krause enrolled at the University of Buenos Aires School of Exact Sciences in 1874, though he enlisted in the Argentine Navy as an engineer's assistant later that year.

Otto Krause returned to civilian life in 1878 and obtained a degree in civil engineering, earning a post in the Buenos Aires Teachers' School.

Otto Krause then began a career in the Argentine railways, working in the planning department of the Buenos Aires Western Railway in 1879 and later contributing to the lines' extension into then-remote Tucuman and Salta Provinces.

Otto Krause continued to teach the discipline, and in 1887 was commissioned to select material in Europe for the new rail line and facilities to serve the recently founded city of La Plata.

Otto Krause divided his time between the management of the school and diverse public posts, including that of President of the Municipal Tax Court and inspector of mines in the far-western San Juan Province.

Otto Krause continued to teach at his alma mater, as well, and in 1906 was named Dean of the School of Exact Sciences at the university.

Otto Krause helped plan irrigation works for the Rio Negro valley in semi-arid Patagonia before retiring in 1911.

Otto Krause returned in advisory capacity to the University of Buenos Aires in 1919, but died the following February at age 63; the National Industrial School was renamed the Otto Krause Technical School.

Otto Krause's works covered various engineering disciplines, including mechanics, hydraulics, and industrial processes.

Otto Krause was deeply committed to education and believed in the power of technical knowledge to drive national progress.

Otto Krause was invited to speak at international conferences and consulted on the establishment of technical schools in other Latin American countries.

Many of the country's leading engineers and technicians in the mid-20th century were products of the educational system Otto Krause had helped create.