Adolf Hörmann

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Adolf Gustav Ernst Hörmann (born November 30, 1835 in Everode ; † June 30, 1906 in Berlin ) was a German engineer and professor of mechanics and mechanical engineering at the Royal Bergakademie Berlin , the Bauakademie Berlin and the TH-Charlottenburg .

Life

Adolf Hörmann was born as the son of Pastor Ludwig Hörmann. After graduating from the Polytechnic School in Hanover , he was initially assistant to Karl Karmarsch from 1858 to 1862 before he was employed as a teacher at the Clausthal Mining Academy for six years . In 1868 he was appointed to the Königliche Bergakademie Berlin, where he lectured on mechanics and mechanical engineering until 1901. From 1870 to 1879 he was a lecturer in mechanical engineering at the Bauakademie zu Berlin. In addition, from 1879 to 1906 he was professor of technology and engineering at the newly founded Technical University of Berlin .

Richard became his successor at the Bergakademie Berlin .

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e From hand ax to digital product, Günter Spur, Hanser Verlag 2005, ISBN 3-446-22998-1 , p. 41
  2. GSTA PK, I. HA Rep. 121, No. 2269, Adolf Hörmann personnel file
  3. ^ Adolf Hörmann. In: Catalogus Professorum. Retrieved May 23, 2019 .
  4. ^ Fritz Schmidt: Richard Vater †. In: Glückauf - Berg- und Hüttenmännische Zeitschrift, 55th Volume, No. 6, February 8, 1919, p. 100