Hermann Wohlenberg

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Hermann Wohlenberg

Hermann Wohlenberg (born January 1, 1845 in Hanover-Linden ; † January 1, 1906 in Hanover ) was a German manufacturer .

Career

He learned the metalworking trade from his father, Johann Karl Wohlenberg (born January 31, 1814 in Hanover-Linden ; † June 29, 1887 in Hanover) who was building lathes with simple means under great technical difficulties as early as the middle of the 19th century . That is why he was interested in the construction of machine tools from an early age . As a journeyman he acquired extensive practical and theoretical knowledge in England. In 1872 he founded a mechanical workshop for the manufacture of machine tools, the lathe factory and iron foundry H. Wohlenberg KG, on Lister Platz in Hanover. Convinced that top performance can only be achieved through specialization, from 1890 he concentrated on the production of lathes. His “Wohlenberg lathes” were widely recognized for his pioneering, patented inventions and designs. His factory supplied machine factories and railway workshops around the world. In 1891 he founded the Association of German Machine Tool Builders (VDW) with eleven other companies in order to represent their interests . After setting up its own foundry in 1904, the company had a total of 350 employees. From 1872 until the move to the new building in Brink in 1929, a total of 13,700 machines were delivered.

After the death of H. Wohlenberg

In 1929 a modern plant was built on 90,000 square meters in front of the city gates in Langenhagen (Lage) . From 1949 the production program was expanded to include paper cutting machines . In 1989, the globally operating company, which up to this point had been run by the 4th generation and owned by the family, was sold. The Wohlenberg Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH is since 2005 owned by the Shanghai Electric Group .

In 1955, the Brinker Hafenstrasse was renamed Wohlenbergstrasse .

The family grave is located in the Engesohder cemetery .

family

Hermann Wohlenberg was

  • the son of master locksmith Johann Karl Wohlenberg (born January 31, 1814 in Hanover-Linden; † June 29, 1887 in Hanover).

father of

  • Clara Wohlenberg (born April 28, 1879 in Hanover, † April 21, 1965 there). She was married to the engineer and later Wohlenberg partner Hans Werner .
  • Martha Wohlenberg (born January 23, 1881, † April 30, 1959). She was married to Dr. Carl Reuther (1876 - 1919) Councilor of Commerce and co-partner of Metallwerke Bopp & Reuter GmbH Mannheim, who was murdered on February 25, 1919 during the workers' unrest in Mannheim by Friedrich Georgi, who had several criminal records. In addition, Martha Wohlenberg had a lifelong, deep friendship with the expressive dancer Mary Wigman, also from Hanover, since she was a child.

literature

  • Hans Rüdiger: Machine tool factory H. Wohlenberg . In: Berend Denkena: Machine tool construction in Hanover , Hanover 2005, ISBN 3-936888-54-X , pp. 43–60
  • Friedrich Lautenbach: Chronicle of the Wohlenberg lathes . In: Berend Denkena: Machine tool construction in Hanover , Hanover 2005, ISBN 3-936888-54-X , pp. 61–94

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ vdw.de ( Memento of the original dated November 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vdw.de
  2. ↑ "Der Druckspiegel", Volume 27, Issues 5–8, 1972, page 49
  3. ↑ Heinz Lauenroth (ed.): The book of the old companies of the city of Hanover 1954 , with prefaces by the mayor and the city director, the Hanover Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Hanover Chamber of Crafts, Hanover: Sponholtz, 1954, p. 70f .; Lefevre 1970, pp. 208ff.
  4. ^ "Festschrift for the 150th anniversary of the University of Hanover 1831-1981", Vol. 1, 1981, p. 150
  5. ^ "History of the City of Hanover II: From the Beginning of the 19th Century to the Present", Schlütersche, 1994
  6. ↑ Wohlenberg fully occupied despite the economic crisis. HAZ from April 15, 2009
  7. ^ "Hannoversche Geschichtsblätter", Volumes 35-38, 1981, page 121
personal data
SURNAME Wohlenberg, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German manufacturer
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover-Linden
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 1906
Place of death Hanover-Linden