Konrad Grebe (7 June 1907 – 12 July 1972) was a German mining engineer and inventor.
Konrad Grebe | |
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| Born | June 7, 1907 Schiffweiler, Saarland, Germany |
| Died | 12 July 1972 (aged 65) Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, inventor |
Life
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He worked as a mining engineer in Ibbenbüren for German company Preussag.[1] In 1937, Grebe invented the Kohlenhobel (coal plow).[2] Grebe was married with Luise Grebe. He was buried at central cemetery in Ibbenbüren.
Awards
edit- 1943: Ehrenzeichen pioneer of labour
- 1962: Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille[3]
Literature
edit- Hans Röhrs: Die Wiege des Kohlenhobels (with short biography of Konrad Grebes)
- Klaus Rotte: Kohlenhobel revolutionierte Bergbau: Konrad Grebe – Pionier der Arbeit. in: Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung, 30 December 1998
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Dyczko, Artur; Kicki, Jerzy; Myszkowski, Michal; Stopa, Zbigniew; Tor, Andrzej (16 December 2011). New Techniques and Technologies in Thin Coal Seam Exploitation: International Mining Forum 2011. CRC Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-415-68938-0.
- ^ Paschedag, Uli. "Plow Technology — History and the State of the Industry" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille:Konrad Grebe".