Andreas flakes

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Andreas Flocken (1845–1913) with his wife in the electric car
Flake electric car from 1888

Andreas Flocken (born February 6, 1845 in Albersweiler , Rheinpfalz , † April 29, 1913 in Coburg ) was a German entrepreneur and inventor. The Flocken electric car manufactured in 1888 is considered the first four-wheeled electric car in the world. Flocken is also known as the inventor of the tie rod .

Career

Andreas Flocken was born as the son of the cooper and vineyard owner Jakob Flocken in Albersweiler / Rheinpfalz. After leaving school, he trained as a locksmith and mechanic. He worked for the Heinrich Lanz AG agricultural machinery factory in Mannheim until around 1868 . Until 1879 he was a works manager at the Schoppers company in Zeulenroda . In 1879 he moved with his family to Coburg at Kreuzwehrstrasse 8.

In 1880 Flocken bought a building plot at Callenberger Straße 15. In the same year he founded his agricultural machine factory and built a factory building. The A. Flocken machine factory began building agricultural machines ( chopping machines and the like) in 1881 . In 1883 Flocken moved to Callenberger Straße 2. Department B for electrical engineering was founded in 1888. It was there that Flocken began developing electric cars, for which he also supplied the regenerative energy : in 1890 he acted as a co-tenant of the municipal grinding mill. This was near his factory. Flocken operated a water-powered dynamo there.

Andreas Flocken died on April 29, 1913 in Coburg .

literature

Web links

Commons : Andreas Flocken  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The world's first electric car came from Coburg. Retrieved May 18, 2020 .
  2. ^ Coburger Zeitung, May 1, 1913
personal data
SURNAME Flakes, Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Inventor of the first German electric car
DATE OF BIRTH February 6, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Albersweiler , Rhine Palatinate
DATE OF DEATH April 29, 1913
Place of death Coburg