Hermann Lindner (engineer)
Hermann Lindner (born November 5, 1905 in Neustift (Vahrn) , † October 19, 1957 in Wörgl ) was an Austrian engineer, inventor and entrepreneur.
Life
Hermann Lindner came from a South Tyrolean mountain farming family from the village of Breitenbach . After the First World War, the family of 15 moved to Kundl in the Kufstein district . There he completed an apprenticeship as a mechanic.
In 1939 he was drafted into the Wehrmacht and wounded in the attack on Poland . During his time in the hospital, he submitted several design proposals to the Wehrmacht armaments command . He was placed under the Armaments Command and, due to his knowledge, was assigned to the Air Force in the further course of the war . Lindner was awarded the engineering title for his inventions.
His first patent was the counter-rotating double propeller . Around 10 test aircraft were manufactured according to this principle, but they were destroyed in a bomb attack. After the end of the war, Lindner opened a mechanical workshop in Kundl. In what would later become the Lindner Tractor Factory in 1946, he began manufacturing mountain frame saws for natural stone blocks . In 1948 he started building tractors . In 1953 he developed his first tractor, the first with 4-wheel drive in Austria. The advantages of his invention were the better protection of the soil and better safety thanks to four individually braked drive wheels. Lindner Tractor Factory is still family-owned today.
On October 19, 1957, Lindner was the victim of a traffic accident and died in Wörgl Hospital.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Ernst Attlmayr: Tyrolean pioneers of technology , Wagner University Press, Innsbruck-Munich, 1968
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lindner, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian engineer, inventor and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th November 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neustift (Vahrn) |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1957 |
| Place of death | Worgl |