Thank God Honold
Gottlob Honold (born August 26, 1876 in Langenau ; † March 17, 1923 in Stuttgart ) was a German engineer who worked as a manager in Robert Bosch's workshop for precision mechanics and electrical engineering. His merit, with which he went down in the history of technology and automobile construction , is the invention of the high-voltage magneto ignition in 1902, which made the construction of high-speed gasoline engines possible.
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Honold's father was a teacher in Langenau and his brother the engineer Robert Honold . The place is 17 km northeast of Ulm and is a neighboring place of Robert Bosch's birthplace Albeck , which has been a district of Langenau since the administrative reform in 1972. The fathers of Gottlob Honold and Robert Bosch were known to each other.
Gottlob Honold attended the secondary school in Ulm . Before he began studying engineering, following his father's wishes, he began an apprenticeship in Robert Bosch's workshop for precision mechanics and electrical engineering in Stuttgart from 1891 . Then Gottlob Honold studied at the Technical University of Stuttgart . During his studies he became a member of the Landsmannschaft Saxonia student union .
After completing his studies in 1901, Honold accepted Robert Bosch's offer to become technical director with him and he was given the task of further improving low-voltage magneto ignition for internal combustion engines .
The new high-voltage magnetos went into series production after just a few months. The Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft ordered them immediately and was soon able to set new speed records with their cars.
He died of appendicitis at the age of only 47 .
In Stuttgart-West the Honoldweg reminds of him.
Inventions
Between 1901 and 1923, Gottlob Honold was involved in all technical innovations at Bosch . His invention of the high-voltage magneto enabled the company to rise rapidly. Furthermore, in 1913 Bosch went into series production of a headlight he had developed with reflective metal mirrors and a range of 200 meters. Also at the development known as the "Bosch Horn" horn he was involved. In November 1918, Gottlob Honold designed the double-T anchor in a circle as a new figurative mark after Bosch lost the rights to the old figurative mark as a result of the First World War .
literature
- William Lehr: Honold, Gottlob. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1972, ISBN 3-428-00190-7 , p. 601 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Data booklet on Bosch history 1998 (PDF file; 1.53 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Honold, thank God |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German engineer and inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Langenau |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 1923 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |