Adolf Wolff (engineer)
Adolf Wolff (born March 8, 1894 in Goslar ; † September 6, 1964 in Munich ) was a German mechanical engineer .
After studying at the TH Hannover , he first worked for Hanomag , from 1917 for Hohenzollern before he went to Borsig in Berlin in 1919 .
As an engineer at Borsig, he was involved in the design of the standard steam locomotives for the Deutsche Reichsbahn from 1922 . In 1938 he succeeded August Meister as chief engineer at Borsig. From 1932 he was responsible, among other things, for the design of the class 05 high-speed locomotive . A locomotive of this series, the 05 002, set the world speed record for steam locomotives on May 11, 1936 with 200.4 km / h.
After the Second World War , Adolf Wolff moved to Krauss-Maffei in Munich. There he was in charge of repairs for the restart of the 05 series for the German Federal Railroad in 1950 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Alfred Gottwaldt: Wagner's standard locomotives: The steam locomotives of the Reichsbahn and their creators , EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2012, ISBN 978-3882557381 , p. 98
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolff, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mechanical engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Goslar |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 6, 1964 |
| Place of death | Munich |