Background
KAPP, Gisbert was born in Mauer. Father of German family, mother of Scotch.
KAPP, Gisbert was born in Mauer. Father of German family, mother of Scotch.
Studied at Polytechnic School, Zurich.
In practical engineering work, partly in England, partly abroad, since 1876. Manager to the works of Messrs. Crompton and Company, Chelmsford, 1882-1884.
Set up as Consulting Engineer in Westminster, 1884. Went to Berlin and became General Secretary to the German Association of Electrical Engineers and Lecturer of Electrical Engineering at Charlottenburg, 1894. Professor of Electrical Engineering, the University, Birmingham, since 1905.
(London 1885. first edition. Octavo, two articles, pp. 106...)
Spouse 1884, Therese Mary Ivrall.