Georg Wilhelm Koehler

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Georg Wilhelm Köhler (born July 2, 1874 in Berlin , † July 15, 1929 in Darmstadt ) was a German professor of mechanical engineering.

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Georg Wilhelm Köhler was born in Berlin in July 1874 as the son of government councilor Karl Köhler and his wife Mathilde Stiebitz.

In 1901 he passed the state examination in mechanical engineering in Berlin. In 1902 he was engaged in a research project on behalf of the Association of Engineers in Karlsruhe. On March 11, 1905 he was at the University of Karlsruhe to Dr.-Ing. PhD . In the following year he completed his habilitation at the TH Darmstadt for the subject of lifting machines and conveyor systems for bulk goods and was appointed as a private lecturer in this area. On April 1, 1908, he received an extraordinary professorship for lifting machines. On January 4, 1911, he was appointed honorary professor in the mechanical engineering department.

It was not until 1920 that an independent Chair VI for lifting machines, conveyor systems, steam boilers and machine drawing for civil engineers was set up at the TH Darmstadt. Georg Wilhelm Köhler, who completed his habilitation in 1906 on a similar topic, was appointed to this position. The chair was located in the north-east corner on the first floor of the main building.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Wilhelm Köhler was appointed state examination commissioner of the Friedberg Polytechnic on January 13, 1925 by order of the Hessian Ministry of Labor and Economics . His appointment was made at the request of the school management in accordance with Article 11 of the “Act relating to the establishment and management of private technical teaching institutions”. The duties of a commissioner consisted of participating in the final exams of the educational institution and co-signing the leaving certificates.

In 1928/29 he was dean of the mechanical engineering, paper and gas engineering, aviation technology and aviation meteorology department.

Köhler died unexpectedly in July 1929 at the age of only 55 from the consequences of an operation. He was married to Christine Dorothea Rummel since 1910.

literature

  • Manfred Hampe and Gerhard Pahl: On the history of mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Darmstadt. VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 2008.
  • Christa Wolf and Marianne Viefhaus: Directory of professors at TH Darmstadt. Darmstadt 1977, p. 108.
  • Thomas Petrasch, Klaus-Dieter Rack: From the commercial academy to the technical university - Friedberg university history (1901–2011). In: Wetterauer Geschichtsblätter, Volume 62. Verlag der Buchhandlung Bindernagel, Friedberg (Hessen) 2013, ISSN  0508-6213 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cf. “Law concerning the establishment and management of private technical teaching establishments” of December 23, 1905. In: Großherzoglich Hessisches Regierungsblatt, No. 1 of January 8, 1906, pp. 1-5.
personal data
SURNAME Koehler, Georg Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Koehler, Georg Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German mechanical engineer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH July 15, 1929
Place of death Darmstadt