Hugo Stotz

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Hugo Stotz (born July 14, 1869 in Stuttgart , † November 3, 1935 in Mannheim ) was a German inventor and entrepreneur in the field of electrical engineering .

life and work

Stotz completed an electrical engineering apprenticeship at the Esslingen machine factory . In 1890 he came to Mannheim with his mother . In 1891 he founded his own company there with a partner to represent the Esslingen machine factory. He himself concentrated mainly on the private sector in his business activities. For example, he converted kerosene lamps for electrical operation and built block stations to supply individual houses.

In 1901, as part of an expansion, he moved his business to property O4, 8-9 and installed a neon sign with his name as a moving text on the building. It is said to have been the first neon sign in Germany . He set up branches in Freiburg im Breisgau , Heidelberg , Kaiserslautern , Karlsruhe , Pirmasens , Schlettstadt , Stuttgart, Wiesloch and Worms .

In 1912 he sold the company to the BBC and from then on devoted himself entirely to the production of devices. To this end, he founded the company Stotz & Companie, a factory for electrical special devices, in Mannheim-Neckarau . After the First World War , Hugo Stotz also sold this business to the BBC. During this time, the invention of the circuit breaker falls , as evidenced by the US patent, by development manager Heinrich Schachtner (1890–1976), for which the BBC received DRP 458392 in 1924. The BBC advertised this so-called Stotz machine by stating that it was only a one-time purchase: "Replacing the fuse, with the associated costs, inconvenience and operational disruptions, is avoided." ABB Stotz-Kontakt GmbH still bears its name today Founder and sells switchgear all over the world. Hugo Stotz also developed a new right-left rotary switch.

Stotz's grave in the main cemetery in Mannheim

Hugo Stotz was married to Franziska geb. Hero (1869-1937). He was a member of the Freemason Lodge Carl zur Eintracht in Mannheim. Stotzstrasse in Schwetzingerstadt is named after him.

literature

  • Mannheim morning on January 19, 2006
  • Hans-Erhard Lessing: Mannheim pioneers. Wellhöfer Verlag, Mannheim 2007, ISBN 978-3-939540-13-7 , S. #. (detailed article on the life and work of Hugo Stotz)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ W. Münkel: The cemeteries in Mannheim . SVA, 1992, p. 173.
personal data
SURNAME Stotz, Hugo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German inventor and entrepreneur in the field of electrical engineering
DATE OF BIRTH July 14, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 1935
Place of death Mannheim