Artur Fischer

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Artur Fischer (born December 31, 1919 in Tumlingen (today part of Waldachtal ); † January 27, 2016 there ) was a German inventor and entrepreneur . With around 2,252 patents and utility models, Fischer is one of the most productive inventors in the world. In 1958 he brought the S- plug onto the market, in 1965 fischertechnik .

Life

The eldest son of the village tailors Georg and Pauline Fischer attended secondary school in Dornstetten from 1930 to 1933 and then completed an apprenticeship as a locksmith with master locksmith Wilhelm Müssig in Stuttgart. He resigned from the Hitler Youth . As he wore glasses and had no high school diploma, he was denied the desire to become a pilot or officer. Instead he was employed as an aircraft mechanic with Jagdgeschwader 52 . With this unit he got into the pocket of Stalingrad , which he said he could leave with the last plane. In Italy he was later taken into British captivity , from which he escaped, and returned home in February 1946. A job in Edgar Rößger's engineering office was soon spoiled by a new employee.

On May 27, 1947, he married Rita Gonser (1925-2013) in Freudenstadt, the daughter of Max and Wilhelmina Gonser from neighboring Lützenhardt. In 1948 he founded a one-man workshop in Hörschweiler. After a Bocholt weaving mill advertised a loom counter in exchange for textiles, he made one out of cartridges. Electric firelighters followed. When he wanted to have his daughter, who was born in June 1948, photographed, the photographer refused to handle the magnesium flash bag and fuse in the small attic apartment because she feared an acute fire hazard for the wooden roof. He then developed a synchronous flash that was exhibited at photokina in 1950 and subsequently marketed by Agfa . In 1956, he received a visit from his former mentor Lord, who now banisters forged and promised by a new heavy-duty dowels great relief during assembly.

Inventions

Artur Fischer was one of the most productive inventors in the world. By the end of 2013 he had registered a total of 1136 patents and utility models. 570 patents have been granted in Germany. He stands in a row with Thomas Alva Edison . However, Fischer's German patent and utility model applications are not directly comparable to Edison's US patents due to the different patent laws.

Fisherman dowel range
Fischertechnik basic module 30
Fischertechnik basic module 30

Fischer's most famous inventions include the polyamide S dowel, launched in 1958 , the “ fischertechnik ” modular system and a flash unit for cameras with synchronous triggering (1949). Another invention was dowels for fixing broken bones in 1970. One of his latest ideas - a compostable and edible children's toy made from potato starch and colorful food coloring - he developed in 1998 for the fischer TiP craft system . At the age of ten, Fischer's joy of playing and exploring was decisively encouraged with the gift of a Märklin metal construction kit for Christmas 1929. This experience later led him to arouse the curiosity and desire to experiment in other children with new modular systems. Fischer's role model was the German engineer and writer Max Eyth from an early age , whose views on inventing made a strong impression on him.

In 1980 he passed the Fischerwerke he founded in 1948 to his son Klaus Fischer . In 2018 the group of companies achieved a worldwide turnover of approx. 864 million euros, the majority of which was still with fastening technology ( dowels , etc.). The company produces more than 15 million dowels every day.

In 2001, Fischer established the Artur Fischer Inventor Award Foundation together with the Baden-Württemberg Foundation . It is endowed with 1.5 million euros in capital and, according to its own statements, is dedicated to promoting science, research and education. Every two years the foundation awards the Artur Fischer Inventor Award Baden-Württemberg (AFE) . The ninth award ceremony took place on July 12, 2017, with a total prize sum of 36,000 euros.

In 1999, his daughter Margot Fischer-Weber accused him of inducing her to waive hereditary and compulsory portion, taking advantage of her good faith and hearing impairment. Artur Fischer sued his daughter and obtained the omission of various statements in court.

On June 17th, 2014 Artur Fischer was awarded the European Inventor Award for his life's work.

Honors (selection)

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Media (selection)

  • Whoever seeks invents ... - On the success of a family business. Documentary film, Germany, 2001/02, 90 min., Written and directed by Sabine Willmann, series: Young Documentary Film , production: floff pictures, SWR , first broadcast: November 21, 2002 by SWR, summary from the Baden-Württemberg State Archives .
  • A life as a "task solver". Inventor Artur Fischer turns 90. Radio report, Germany, 2009, 25 min., Director: David Globig, production: Bayern 2 , first broadcast: December 22, 2009, audio file from Bayern 2.
  • Artur Fischer - The dowel king from the Black Forest. (Alternative title: Der Dübelkönig - Artur Fischer. ) Documentary film, Germany, 2010, 45 min., Script and direction: Hanspeter Michel, production: SWR , first broadcast: April 8, 2010, synopsis by ARD .
  • “The child has to stay in us.” Artur Fischer receives the European Inventor Award. TV report, Germany, 2014, 2:49 min., Script and director: Sophie Wenkel, production: 3sat , series: nano , first broadcast: June 18, 2014 on 3sat, synopsis with online video from 3sat.

literature

Web links

Commons : Artur Fischer  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Wolfgang Pott: On the death of Prof. Artur Fischer. ( Memento from January 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: Unternehmensgruppe Fischer , accessed on January 29, 2016.
  2. ^ Artur Fischer obituaries. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , February 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ a b Volker Steinmaier: [1] In: Deutscher Gründerpreis , 2009.
  4. ^ A b Jan Sellner: On the death of Artur Fischer. A life full of ideas. In: Stuttgarter Nachrichten , January 29, 2016.
  5. ^ Frank Holzhauer: Artur Fischer. In: cc-c.de , February 28, 2005.
  6. ↑ Alexander Smoltczyk : On the death of Artur Fischer: Daniel Dübeltrieb. In: SpOn , January 29, 2016.
  7. ^ Statement by Artur Fischer in the documentary: Artur Fischer - The dowel king from the Black Forest. In: SWR , April 8, 2010.
  8. ^ Obituary notice: Rita Fischer. In: Schwarzwälder Bote , August 2013, (PDF; 431 kB, archived by WebCite at [2] ).
  9. ^ Artur Fischer: Creativity and Daring - Fundamentals of Research and Innovation. In: August-Wilhelm Scheer (Ed.), Accounting and EDP: From turbulence to a strengthened concept? Physica, Springer Verlag , Heidelberg 1995, p. 547, ISBN 978-3-642-52414-1 , doi : 10.1007 / 978-3-642-52413-4 .
  10. ↑ About us. History - 1932. In: muessig.ch , accessed on February 3, 2016.
  11. ↑ a b c Peter Ackermann: What holds the world together. ( Memento from February 9, 2016 in the web archive archive.today ). In: NZZ Folio . May 2009.
  12. ↑ a b Peter Koller: European Inventor Award. Technology Oscar for the legendary inventor Artur Fischer. In: Elektronikpraxis , June 17, 2014.
  13. ↑ What is fischer TiP? ( Memento from February 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: fischertip.de , accessed on February 24, 2016.
  14. ↑ Arne Hahn and Lena Müssigmann: Dowel inventor Artur Fischer is dead. In: Schwarzwälder Bote , January 30, 2016.
  15. ↑ Katrin Wilkens: The Lord of the Dowels. In: Technology Review , May 2004.
  16. ↑ Fastening systems drive sales at Fischer. In: schwäbische.de. February 15, 2019, accessed March 13, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung of November 7, 2018, p. 16, The impatience of the dowel king
  18. ↑ Artur Fischer Inventor Award Baden-Württemberg 2017. ( Memento from August 29, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) In: Artur Fischer Inventor Award Foundation (AFE) , (PDF; 83 pp., 1.9 MB).
  19. ↑ Carsten Dierig: The dowel king wins over his daughter. In: Die Welt , July 5, 2007.
  20. ^ Artur Fischer (Germany). // Winner of the European Inventor Award 2014 in the Lifetime Achievement category. In: EPO , June 16, 2014, with video.
personal data
SURNAME Fischer, Artur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German inventor and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Tumlingen , Germany
DATE OF DEATH January 27, 2016
Place of death Tumlingen , Germany