Translations:Otto Eckart (Da VIII 23)/5/en
In 1896, at the age of 19 years, Otto started studying agriculture at the Technical University of Munich. In 1898, he spent one term at the Royal Academy for Agriculture and Brewery in Weihenstephan. Back at the Technical University of Munich, he graduated in 1900 with a diploma. Following this, he studied chemistry for three semesters at the University of Rostock. Since his time as a student, Otto was a member of the fraternity Akademischer Chemiker Verein (Academic Chemists’ Association) and of the Münchener Ruderclub (Munich Rowing Club) in Starnberg; he was also active in the Kaufmanns-Casino (Businessmen’s Casino) and its youth organization "Fidelitas". It was in the Businessmen’s Casino where he became acquainted with his future wife, Anita Hoppe. During this time, he also started to work in his father’s canning factory. From April 1901 to March 1902, Otto Eckart completed his military service as "one-year volunteer" at the First Sea Battalion of the naval infantry in Kiel.[1]
- ↑ Eckart, Otto and Kamp, Michael: "Die Geschichte der Familie Eckart. Von Franken nach München und Hawaii" (The History of the Eckart Family. From Franconia to Munich and Hawaii), Munich 2015, pages 209–212.