Emil Lerp (1 January 1886 – 1 January 1966) was a German businessman and inventor of the first mass produced transportable gasoline chainsaw.
Emil Lerp | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1886 |
| Died | 1 January 1966 |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Inventor of the transportable gasoline chainsaw |
Career
editLerp was born in Goldbach, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1886. In 1927, he invented the transportable gasoline chainsaw. Lerp tested his invention on a hill called Dolmar, and named his company after the testing site.[1] On 15 June 1928, Lerp received a patent in Germany for his invention.[2][3] His former business partner Andreas Stihl founded the German company Stihl which also makes chainsaws.
References
edit- ^ "dolmarpowerproducts.com". Archived from the original on 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
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- ^ Baedeker-Reiseführer: Thüringen. Third edition. Ostfildern 2013, ISBN 978-3-8297-9234-9., p. 226 (online auf: books.google.de)
External links
edit- dolmarpowerproducts.com Archived 2018-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Welt.de: Großes Herz für Forstarbeiter (German)
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