Background
Carl Eitz was the son of a gardener, and showed, in particular areas of math and physics whiz.
Carl Eitz was the son of a gardener, and showed, in particular areas of math and physics whiz.
Under difficult conditions, he became a teacher. From 1870 to 1872 he was organist and teacher in Dalldorf, and then work over many years as a teacher at the Second Eisleber public school, where he also worked as a scientist So he invented the Tonwortsystem (Latonisation), which found application in all schools in Germany, and the pure harmonium, a reed organ with a mathematically pure sentiment.
As acoustician and music educator, he his influence was recognized among scientific figures of his time such as Max Planck and Hermann von Helmholtz.
The Prussian Ministry of Culture awarded him an honorary doctorate.