Karl Schmidt (electrical engineer)

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Karl Schmidt (born March 1, 1875 in Stuttgart ; † May 8, 1941 in Konstanz ) was an electrical engineer and is considered a pioneer of electrical engineering in German shipbuilding .

Life

Schmidt completed an internship at Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach in the engine workshop in Cannstatt. He then studied electrical engineering at the Technical University of Darmstadt and in 1896 became a member of the Darmstadt fraternity Frisia and in 1904 a member of the Danzig fraternity Germania . Through Michail von Dolivo-Dobrowolsky , Schmidt joined AEG on October 1, 1898 after completing his studies . From September 1901, Schmidt worked at the imperial shipyard in Danzig at the instigation of AEG . There, as operations manager, he was responsible for the design and installation of all electrical high and low voltage systems on board the warships. At the beginning of 1905 he was transferred to the Reichsmarineamt in Berlin, where he played a key role in determining the basics of electrical systems for the German Navy. On January 1, 1907, he took over the management of the shipbuilding department at AEG while being appointed authorized signatory. Since 1908 he was a member of the Shipbuilding Society . Before his death in 1941, he was in the position of a general agent , head of the shipbuilding, aviation and military department of the AEG, and military manager . He was a pioneer of electrical engineering in shipbuilding.

Awards

literature

  • J. Springer: shipyard, shipping company, port. Volume 22, 1941, p. 173.
  • Yearbook of the Shipbuilding Society . in the professional association "Shipping Technology" of the NS - Federation of German Technology, 43rd volume 1942, p. 70.
  • Electrotechnical journal. Supplements, Volume 62, VDE Verlag, 1941, p. 532.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Willy Nolte (Ed.): Burschenschafter Stammrolle. List of members of the German Burschenschaft according to the status of the summer semester 1934. Berlin 1934, p. 434.
  2. ↑ Wolfgang König: Technical Sciences. 1995, p. 238.
  3. ↑ Electrotechnical magazine. Supplements, Volume 62, VDE Verlag, 1941, p. 532.
  4. ↑ Shipbuilding, shipping and port construction. Volume 42, Berlin 1941, p. 206.
personal data
SURNAME Schmidt, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Wehrwirtschaftsführer
DATE OF BIRTH March 1, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart
DATE OF DEATH May 8, 1941
Place of death Constancy