Christian Johann Heinrich Schmidt
Christian Johann Heinrich Schmidt (born November 20, 1810 in Hamburg , † October 18, 1885 in Leipzig ) was a German train driver . He went down in railway history as the first Saxon locomotive driver.
Life
Schmidt was born on November 20, 1810 in Hamburg. In 1834 he moved to Dresden as a locksmith's journeyman . There he worked from 1837 and 1841 under Johann Andreas Schubert in the Maschinenbau-Aktiengesellschaft founded in 1836 on the locomotives Saxonia and Columbus .
Schmidt was a train driver from October 1, 1840, and on January 22, 1841, he was appointed the first permanent train driver of the Leipzig-Dresden Railway Company .
Schmidt retired on August 1, 1875 after 34 years of service. He died in Leipzig on October 10, 1885. One of his eleven children, Heinrich Schmidt, also became a train driver.
literature
- Planungsgesellschaft Bahnbau Deutsche Einheit mbH: The Leipzig-Dresden Railway: The German Unity Rail Transport Project No. 9. 12-page brochure, Dresden, 1993, p. 7.
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| SURNAME | Schmidt, Christian Johann Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schmidt, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German engine driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1885 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |