Otto Tumlirz

Otto Tumlirz, or Ota Tumlíř (23 July 1890, Rožmberk nad Vltavou – 3 January 1957, Graz) was a Czech-Austrian psychologist, researcher for pedagogy. He taught as a professor at the Graz University.

In 1908 Tumlirz described careful and effective experiments which demonstrated the effect of the rotation of the Earth on the outflow of water through a central aperture, in a paper entitled "A new physical evidence of the axis of rotation of the earth". More can be found on this idea here Coriolis effect#Draining in bathtubs and toilets

Literary works

• Jugendkunde, 2 vols., 1920–1921
• Probleme der Charakterologie, 1928
• Pädagogische Psychologie, 1930
• Jugendpsychologie der Gegenwart, ²1933
• Abriss der Jugendkunde und Charakterkunde, 1940

External links

• AEIOU

See also: Tumlirz

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Name	Tumlirz Otto
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Date of birth	July 23, 1890
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Date of death	January 3, 1957
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