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Adolph Nägel (born December 16, 1875 in Döhlen , † September 17, 1939 in Dresden ) was a German mechanical engineer and university professor .
Life
After graduating from high school in Dresden, Adolph Nägel studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Dresden from 1894 . Here he joined the Corps Thuringia . With interruptions for an industrial internship and military service, he completed his studies in 1903 with honors as a Dipl.-Ing. from.
As the first assistant at the chair for heat engines, he became Dr.-Ing. In 1906 with Richard Mollier . PhD. After his habilitation in 1907, he was appointed full professor to the chair for piston machines in the machine laboratory of the TH Dresden. In 1918 the Institute for Motor Vehicle Technology was founded at the TH Dresden under his direction. From 1923 to 1925 and from 1928 to 1929 Adolph Nägel was rector of the TH Dresden. In 1929 he became a curator of the Association of German Engineers (VDI). In November 1933 he signed the German professors' confession of Adolf Hitler .
Adolph Nägel was one of the leading figures in the scientific research into the working processes of high-speed diesel engines and internal combustion engines in general.
Awards
Adolph Nägel received the following awards:
- Member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences
- Member of the German Academy in Munich
- Laval Medal from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering , awarded in 1927
- Dr. rer. pole. hc from the University of Berlin, awarded in 1928
- Dr.-Ing. E. h. from the Technical University of Munich, awarded in 1929
- Goethe Medal for Art and Science , awarded in 1932
- Golden Ring of Honor of the Deutsches Museum Munich , awarded in 1932
literature
- Seherr-Thoß, Hans Christoph Graf von: Nägel, Adolph. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-428-00199-0 , p. 696 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Reiner Pommerin : 175 years of TU Dresden. Volume 1: History of the TU Dresden 1828–2003. Edited on behalf of the Society of Friends and Supporters of the TU Dresden e. V. von Reiner Pommerin, Böhlau, Cologne a. a. 2003, ISBN 3-412-02303-5 .
- Estate of nails in university archives of the Technical University of Dresden available
Individual evidence
- ↑ Historical development of the Technical University of Dresden, 1918
- ↑ Erich Kothe: On becoming and working of the VDI . In: VDI-Z. tape 98 , no. 14 , May 11, 1956, pp. 648 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Adolph Nägel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Adolph Nägel on the website of the TU Dresden
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nägel, Adolph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mechanical engineer and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Döhlen |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 17, 1939 |
| Place of death | Dresden |