Johannes Obergethmann
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Johannes Obergethmann (born December 2, 1862 in Hattingen , † June 22, 1921 in Berlin ) was a German railway engineer and university professor .
Life
Johannes Obergethmann studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University . In the summer semester of 1882 he became a member of the Delta Academic Association, later the Corps Delta. After completing his studies, he began a legal clerkship in the Prussian railway administration as a government construction manager. In 1891, after passing the second state examination, he was appointed government builder ( assessor ).
In 1902 Obergethmann was offered a chair in mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University. In 1906 he was appointed full professor for railway machinery, operating and signaling at the Technical University of Charlottenburg . In the academic year 1912/1913 he was head of the mechanical engineering department.
Obergethmann worked in particular in the fields of locomotive construction and railroad vehicles.
Awards
- In 1912 Johannes Obergethmann was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 4th class.
Web links
- Ordinaries list 1870-1970 on archiv.rwth-aachen.de
- Development of the railway system at the TU Berlin
- Catalogus Professorum: Johannes Obergethmann
Individual evidence
- ^ Max Eckert: Student in Aachen 1870-1920. 1921.
- ↑ Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung , 11th year 1891, No. 50 (from December 12, 1891) (online) , p. 497 (section official communications ).
- ↑ Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung , 32nd year 1912, No. 55 (from July 6, 1912) (online) , p. 355 (rubric Miscellaneous ).
- ↑ Official communications in: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung, Volume 32, No. 73 (September 7, 1912), p. 465.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Obergethmann, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German railway engineer and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hattingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 22, 1921 |
| Place of death | Berlin |