Hanns Hörbiger

Not to be confused with his son, Hans Robert Hörbiger.

Hanns Hörbiger
Born(1860-11-29)29 November 1860
Atzgersdorf, Austria-Hungary
Died11 October 1931(1931-10-11) (aged 70)
Mauer, Republic of Austria
Known forWelteislehre ("World Ice doctrine")

Johannes "Hanns" Evangelist Hörbiger (29 November 1860, in Atzgersdorf – 11 October 1931, in Mauer) was an Austrian engineer from Vienna with roots in Tyrol. He took part in the construction of the Budapest subway and in 1894 invented a new type of valve essential for compressors still in widespread use today.

He is also remembered today for his pseudoscientific Welteislehre ("World Ice doctrine").

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