Karl Mühlmann
Karl Robert Mühlmann (born November 21, 1873 in Chemnitz ; † March 12, 1946 in Dresden ) was a German mechanical engineer and director of the Chemnitz State Technical College, the predecessor of the Chemnitz University of Technology .
Life
Mühlmann studied mechanical engineering and electrical engineering at the technical universities of Stuttgart and Dresden . He then worked as an engineer in an AEG design office in Berlin, in the Königlich Württembergischen railway workshops and in the shipyard in Friedrichshafen .
After these practical activities, he was hired as a teacher for mechanical technology at the Chemnitz State Technical College. From 1908 to 1920 he was director of this facility. In 1913 he went on a study trip to North America to get to know the school system there. He described his impressions in a travelogue about the technical and commercial school system in North America .
In 1920 he was appointed to the Saxon Ministry of Economics.
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Mühlmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- tu-chemnitz.de: Short biography of Karl Mühlmann
- Hans-Joachim Hermes, Wolfgang Lambrecht, Stephan Luther: From the Kgl. Commercial school to the technical university. The development of higher technical education in Chemnitz 1836-2003. Chemnitz, 2003, ISBN 3-00-012225-7
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mühlmann, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mühlmann, Karl Robert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mechanical engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chemnitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 1946 |
| Place of death | Dresden |