Alfred Dietrich

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Professor Alfred Dietrich

Alfred Dietrich (born July 11, 1843 in Pirna ; † September 6, 1898 ) was a German shipbuilding engineer .

Life

Born in Pirna, Dietrich visited in Dresden the school , studied mechanical engineering at the Polytechnic Institute in Dresden and shipbuilding at the Royal Institute or the Commercial Commercial Academy Berlin .

After completing his studies, he worked in the Prussian Navy Ministry under Elbertzhagen and the chief designer Koch of the Royal Admiralty . Dietrich Koch's successor was in 1879 and had a decisive influence on the technical development in the construction of the fleet , because during Dietrich's tenure, German shipyards began building armored ships that had previously been ordered in England. In this way, German shipyards gained experience in the design and construction of iron ships. There were also major innovations in weapons technology and drive technology, and Dietrich played a major role in their introduction. He was not only able to pass on the knowledge he acquired within the Navy. At the trade academy and later at the Technical University of Charlottenburg, he held part-time lectures in the subject of "ship construction" until 1898 .

Dietrich's achievements in naval shipbuilding, teaching and his lectures were also recognized internationally. For his lecture given in front of the Institution of Naval Architects in 1896 , he received the society's gold medal. He campaigned very strongly for the idea of ​​a German ship engineering association, which was founded a year after his death as a shipbuilding engineering company .

In 1894 he became real. Go Admiralty Council .

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SURNAME Dietrich, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German naval engineer
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH Pirna
DATE OF DEATH September 6, 1898