Hermann Kemper

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Hermann Kemper (born April 5, 1892 in Nortrup in the district of Osnabrück , † July 13, 1977 ) was a German engineer and inventor of the magnetic levitation train .

Life

Hermann Kemper, a member of the family of the sausage and meat products manufacturer Kemper , founded in 1888 , succeeded as early as 1933 in constructing a functioning circuit for floating on the principle of electromagnetic attraction, which was controllable. The engineer from Nortrup was then allowed to 1934 in the German Patent Office , the invention under the number 643316 a monorail with loose wheels vehicles, which is guided on running rails iron by means of magnetic fields along Mid ( maglev Register). These were fundamental inventions that ultimately led to the development of the Transrapid .

Honors

In 1972 he was awarded the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in recognition of his research achievements .

Literature (selection)

  • Michael Evers: The Transrapid stays in the family / The descendants of the inventor bid for the last magnet train , in: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung of November 22, 2016, p. 5

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Evers: The Transrapid stays in the family / The descendants of the inventor bid for the last magnetic train , in: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung of November 22, 2016, p. 5
  2. ↑ Patent DE643316 : Suspension railway with wheelless vehicles that are suspended along iron rails by means of magnetic fields. Filed on Aug. 11, 1934 , published on April 5, 1937 , Applicant: Hermann Kemper, Dipl.-Ing
  3. ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 25, No. 71, April 11, 1973.
personal data
SURNAME Kemper, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German engineer and inventor of the magnetic levitation train
DATE OF BIRTH April 5, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Nortrup , Osnabrück district
DATE OF DEATH July 13, 1977