Georg Siemens

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Georg Siemens (* 1882 in Kiel ; † 1977 in Überlingen ) was a German engineer and writer from the Siemens entrepreneurial family .

Life

Siemens studied mechanical engineering and economics in Berlin from 1900 to 1905 . In 1914 he received his doctorate degree with a thesis on the control of asynchronous three-phase generators. PhD .

In 1905 he joined Siemens-Schuckertwerke and in 1925 took over the management of the technical office of Siemens & Halske AG in Essen . From 1945 he lived as a freelance writer in Überlingen, where he was made an honorary citizen of the city in 1963 .

In 1968 he received the Lake Constance Literature Prize awarded by the city of Überlingen .

Publications (selection)

  • Power machines and power transmission . Kösel Verlage, Kempten / Munich 1909
  • Educational life. Experiences and reflections . Port Verlag, Urach 1947
  • Leviathan. The ways to the total state . Port Verlag, Urach 1949
  • History of Siemens . 3 volumes, Verlag Karl Alber, Munich 1947–1952
  • Carl Friedrich von Siemens. A great entrepreneur . Verlag Karl Alber, Munich 1960
  • The way of electrical engineering. History of Siemens . 2 volumes, Verlag Karl Alber, Munich 1961

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Prof. Dr. Bruno Boesch: Laudation to Georg Siemens. In: Ueberlingen.de. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Ludwig Merz (ed.): Archive for technical measurement and industrial measurement technology . tape 438 . R. Oldenbourg, Munich July 1972.
  3. ↑ Werner Schuder: Kürschner's German Literature Calendar. 56th year 1974 . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 2019, ISBN 978-3-11-082606-7 ( google.de [accessed on March 30, 2020]).
personal data
SURNAME Siemens, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German engineer and writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Kiel
DATE OF DEATH 1977
Place of death Überlingen