Hans Wach
Hans Wach (born December 18, 1879 in Höchst ; † December 15, 1961 in Kilchberg ZH ) was a German engineer.
biography
Wach studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Hanover and was awarded a Dr.-Ing. PhD. He started his professional career at Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg and then moved to Friedr. Krupp Germania shipyard to Kiel. He was particularly interested in the steam turbine as a ship propulsion system. During his employment as the technical director of the Joh. C. Tecklenborg shipyard in Bremerhaven, he developed the Bauer-Wach exhaust steam turbine together with Gustav Bauer .
Wach was a member of the shipyard's board of directors for a number of years until 1926. After the Joh. C. Tecklenborg shipyard was integrated into the Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft ( DESCHIMAG ) in 1926 , Hans Wach took over the management of DESCHIMAG's marine engineering until 1928.
Hans Wach was a member of the Shipbuilding Society in Berlin.
literature
- Eike Lehmann : 100 Years of the Shipbuilding Society . Springer-Verlag, Berlin, ISBN 3-540-64150-5 , pp. 518 .
Web links
- The Tecklenborg shipyard on the website of the Historisches Museum Bremerhaven
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wake up, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maximum |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 15, 1961 |
| Place of death | Kilchberg ZH |