Heinrich von Buz

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Heinrich von Buz

Heinrich von Buz (born September 17, 1833 in Eichstätt , † January 8, 1918 in Augsburg ) was a German technician and industrialist .

Life

Carl Buz's son attended the Königliche Kreis-Gewerbeschule Augsburg (Polytechnic School) and then studied from 1851 to 1853 at the Karlsruhe Polytechnic .

He did his engineering internships in Alsace and London, among others .

In 1857 he joined the Augsburg machine factory, which was run by his father and Carl August Reichenbach . In 1864 he became director there. Until 1913, Buz was general director of the Augsburg-Nuremberg machine factory, which had been unified since 1898 .

He was a co-founder of the Augsburg Local Railway , of which he was a member of the board for 29 years, and of Lech-Elektrizitätswerke , as well as a member of numerous supervisory boards, and was also a leader in the Augsburg Industrial Association.

Since 1907, Buz belonged to the Bavarian nobility .

During his management, numerous new technical developments were used, such as the industrial production of the first rotary printing press , the Lindesche refrigeration machine and the diesel engine .

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personal data
SURNAME Buz, Heinrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German technician and industrialist
DATE OF BIRTH September 17, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH Eichstatt
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 1918
Place of death augsburg