Hermann Remané

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Hermann Remané (born December 3, 1864 in Gramzow ; † March 8, 1932 in Bayrischzell ) was a German electrical engineer.

Life

Remané was the son of a master shoemaker. The father died early; the mother moved with her four children to Berlin , where Remané earned his living as a worker after attending school. In addition, he trained in the field of electricity and attended a crafts school. In 1882 he started working for Siemens & Halske (S & H), where he gained knowledge of the production of light bulbs. He received a scholarship and attended a mechanics college in 1879. In 1889 "Siemens & Halske" employed him as a draftsman.

He played a key role in the company when the factory building was expanded. Step by step he took over the management of the production. He improved the carbon filament lamp that was common at the time and tried to replace the carbon filaments with metals. "Siemens & Halske" built a light bulb factory on Helmholtzstrasse in Charlottenburg, which was built according to his plans and put into service in 1899.

Remané moved to Deutsche Gasglühlicht AG (DGA, Auer-Ges.) As chief engineer in 1899 . There he developed the osmium lamp Auer-Oslamp based on the work of Carl Auer von Welsbach , which was registered as a trademark in 1906. He also worked on the development of the incandescent lamp with tungsten metal filament, which went into series production in 1905.

Remané took over the technical management in 1910. In 1913 he developed the "half watt lamp". In 1919 he became head of the manufacture of Osram lamps at the Swiss Auer Society. In the same year Osram GmbH KG was created from the merger of the AEG , Auer-Gesellschaft and S & H light bulb factories . In 1930 he retired.

Awards

  • 1920: Dr.-Ing. honorary of the TH Berlin-Charlottenburg

Publications

  • Hans Krumbeck (edit.): From work boy to honorary doctor. A picture of life based on written records . Berlin 1933

literature

personal data
SURNAME Remané, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German electrical engineer
DATE OF BIRTH December 3, 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH Gramzow
DATE OF DEATH March 8, 1932
Place of death Bayrischzell