Johann Ludwig Werder
Johann Ludwig Werder (born May 17, 1808 in Narva ; † August 4, 1885 in Nuremberg ) was a German inventor of Swiss origin, designer and director of the Cramer-Klett machine factory in Nuremberg.
Life
Werder was the son of a Swiss tenant in Narva and, after the early death of his parents, learned the metalworking trade from an uncle in Küssnacht on Lake Lucerne . In 1839 he became works manager at the Troßbach & Manhard spinning mill in Gmünd am See. Later he went to Munich, from 1841 to 1843 he worked in the orthopedic institute of Professor Schlotthauer. Werder also worked in the workshop of the mechanic and master watchmaker Johann Mannhardt . In 1845 he switched to the Bavarian civil service and joined the board of directors of the Nuremberg car manufacturing workshops, but in 1848 he resigned from the civil service. In 1865 he became the technical director of the "Klett und Compagnie" factory, later he was a partner in the company that has since been renamed the "Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Nürnberg Klett und Compagnie". In 1873 he became a member of the board of directors.
From 1866 Werder dealt with the development and manufacture of handguns. In 1867 he presented a breech loading rifle with a drop block bolt that he had designed to the Royal Bavarian Small Arms Test Commission under the direction of Feldzeugmeister Prince Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm von Bayern (1821–1912). It was a single loader designed for metal cartridges with center fire . The bolt designed by Werder allowed a high rate of fire for the time.
On the "highest resolution" of the 23-year-old Bavarian King Ludwig II (1845–1886), the Werder rifle was included in the armament of the Bavarian army on April 18, 1869.
Honors
- Werder received an amount of 15,000 guilders and the "Knight's Cross First Class of the Order of Merit of St. Michael " for its construction .
- A street in the Cramer-Klett settlement in Ginsheim-Gustavsburg is named after him.
- In Nuremberg, the Werderau district and a street are named after him.
See also
Web links
literature
- Wolfgang Piersig: Memories of Johann Ludwig Werder on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of his death. Grin-Verlag, 2010, ISBN 3-640-64441-7 and ISBN 978-3-640-64441-4
- Bernhard von Poten : Werder, Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 766 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Werder, Johann Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German inventor, designer and director of the Cramer-Klett machine factory in Nuremberg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1808 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Narva |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 1885 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |