Hermann Schenck
Hermann Reinhard Schenck (born June 11, 1900 in Marburg an der Lahn , † October 28, 1991 in Eschweiler ) was a German university professor and director of the Institute for Metallurgy at RWTH Aachen University .
Life
Schenck, the son of Rudolf Schenck , took part in World War I after graduating from high school in Münster (Westphalia) in 1918, and after his release from English prisoner-of-war he studied iron and steel engineering in Münster, Breslau and Aachen. In Aachen he became a member of the Corps Montania. After graduating, he received his doctorate in 1927 as Dr.-Ing. and initially devoted himself to research. In 1928 he joined Krupp in Essen. He later moved to the Charlottenhütte in Niederschelden. In 1928 he became a board member of the Bochumer Verein .
In 1950, Schenck accepted a call as director of the Institute for Metallurgy at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen. He was also chairman of the Association of German Ironworkers .
Awards
- 1970: Large Federal Cross of Merit with a star
- 1970: Honorary Senator of the RWTH Aachen
Works (excerpt)
- 1932: Introduction to the physical chemistry of the iron and steel processes
- 1934: Physical chemistry of the iron and steel processes - Volume 2: Steel production
- Research reports from the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of Economics and Transport:
- 1958: The reducibility of iron ores
- 1962: Reaction kinetic consideration of the sintering process and possibilities for increasing performance
- 1964: About the reduction behavior of slag containing iron oxide
- 1966: Investigations into the areas of existence of iron carbides with the help of electron microscopy and electron diffraction
- 1968: Generation and behavior of firmly adhering oxide layers on metallic materials
- 1970: Nitrification of slag from the CaO-SiO2-Al2O3 system
- 1971: Calculation process and basic investigations for a reduction process for the production of liquid iron with reaction products of hydrocarbons in one process step
literature
- Rudolf Kunz: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Dr. hc Hermann Schenck Montaniae Aachen died . In: Die Wachenburg 1/1992, p. 1.
- Manfred Rasch: Schenck, Hermann Reinhard. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-428-11203-2 , p. 668 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Image on the webpage of the Institute for Metallurgy at RWTH Aachen University
Footnotes
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schenck, Hermann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schenck, Hermann Reinhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German university professor and institute director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marburg on the Lahn |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 1991 |
| Place of death | Eschweiler |