Konrad Unbelief
Johann Konrad Unglaub (born January 13, 1860 in Wunsiedel ; † May 23, 1940 in Munich ) was a Bavarian-German, socially committed chief engineer and inventor who was one of the oldest pioneers of the technical railway service, planner for the construction of modern plants for the houses of the building cooperative in Munich, but also a recognized philatelist.
biography
The engineer
The son of the Ahornis estate owner Johann Erhardt Unglaub (born January 3, 1837 in Ahornis ; † July 15, 1920 in Wunsiedel), joined the technical service of the Royal Bavarian State Railway after attending school , where he received further training.
Konrad married Katharina Margarethe Zink at the age of 22 (born September 25, 1857 in Munich; † January 5, 1915 there) with whom he had five children. The tribe lives on in southern Bavaria through their eldest son Heinrich (1882–1967).
As a result, Unglaub quickly rose to head of the office at Centralwerkstätte Munich . As early as 1887 he received the von Hanfstaengel'sche memorial coin in silver from the Munich city council for the design of a factory. These building designs were donated to the Transport Museum in Nuremberg .
In the 1890s he dedicated himself to the construction of the houses for the building cooperative in Berg am Laim , as its technical director he was in charge.
In 1906 he was appointed to the Central Machine Office. Here he was primarily entrusted with the designs for the construction and equipment of modern plants. His improvements for the factory and workshop service have been recognized several times in specialist circles. Due to his experience in the field of construction and housing, he was known as a consultant and mediator, especially as a supervisor of the 3rd district, but also as a consultant and active promoter for small-scale housing.
In 1920 he was accepted into the service of the Deutsche Reichsbahn .
The chief engineer was also an inventor. Noteworthy among these are his kingdom patents for a " check valve with restrictor pressure lubrication and its further improvement," extended no. 451502 in a patent of addition (patent class 47e, Group 33 then from May 20, 1925 / Announcement of 28 October 1927 Patent No. 453 147, class 47e, group 33 of April 8, 1925 / announcement of November 29, 1927) as well as his " Railway visual or warning signal arranged on a signal mast and acting on multiple sides" (patent specification No. 443 400, class 20i, Group 39 announced April 28, 1927).
Social engagement and philately
He earned a great deal of merit by rebuilding the "Association of the German Riding School" in Munich, which was later integrated into the People's Welfare as the "Reich Association for Orphan Welfare". As vice president of the association, he was also responsible for managing the Munich office. He saw working for the poor as part of his life's work.
Unbelief was also known as a philatelist. He was one of those collectors who, in addition to the stamps, scientifically collected the associated postage sheets, so-called (private) postal stationery, i.e. cards with integrated postage stamps. He was the closest collaborator of Mr. Franz Schneider, the author of the most thorough work on Bavarian postcards to date (last published in 1914), and even then he was a member of Franz Xaver Besold's circle of collectors . The promising development of the association was suddenly interrupted by the First World War and the consequences of the war. For a long time he worked in the Munich postal stationery collectors' association 1912 e. V. as assessor and as head of the scientific department. Its double function explains the unusual variety of private postcards he has commissioned.
His special Bayern card collection is still a rarity and is largely owned by his great-grandson.
On the occasion of his 75th birthday, the jubilee was awarded honorary membership of the "Association of Bavarian State Servants for Orphan Care", the "Reich Association for Orphan Welfare" and the "Munich Association for Postal Stationery Collections" for his services.
Picture gallery of his plans and postal stationery
G-HW for shifting station. Nuremberg
G-HW for shifting station. Nuremberg 2
HWS for Nuremberg marshalling yard
HWS for Ingolstadt locomotives
HWS for Ingolstadt 2
HWS for Kaiserslautern
Car lifting device for Kaiserslautern
Basic plant for coaling plants
Track layout plan
Prototype for lifting inspection locomotives
Postal stationery 30 years of the Empire and Reichspost 1901, VS
Postal stationery - 25 years of Prince Regent Luitpold in 1911
Postal stationery, Prince Regent Luitpold, 90th birthday 1911
Postal stationery, Wunsiedel 1911, VS
Postal stationery, German. Reichsfechtschule 1912
coat of arms
1422: In the scarlet shield a silver head of a unicorn, turned to the right, cut off at an angle, which signified the purity of the family. Above the crowned helmet is the same unicorn in black that represents the strength of the tribe.
Works
- Konrad Unglaub: "Memorandum on basic features and regulations for the installation of railway depots and mechanical and mechanical operating equipment - with 23 illustrations", Munich 1922
literature
- Annual report of the Munich Association Board of the German Reichsfechtschule fd J. 1914, Kastner & Callwey publishing house, Munich 1915.
- Konrad Unglaub: "Memorandum on basic features and regulations for the installation of railway depots and mechanical and mechanical operating equipment - with 23 illustrations", Munich 1922.
- Hanspeter Frech: "Private Postcards Catalog II", 3rd edition, Hausach 2008.
Individual evidence
- ^ Family tree of the Unglaub family
- ↑ a b "Münchner Zeitung" of Wednesday, January 9, 1935
- ↑ https://depatisnet.dpma.de/DepatisNet/depatisnet?action=bibdat&docid=DE000000451502A
- ↑ https://depatisnet.dpma.de/DepatisNet/depatisnet?action=bibdat&docid=DE000000453147A
- ↑ https://depatisnet.dpma.de/DepatisNet/depatisnet?action=bibdat&docid=DE000000443400A
- ↑ http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905/A/Reichsfechtschule
- ^ Annual report of the Munich Association Board of the Deutsche Reichsfechtschule for 1914, Verlag Kastner & Callwey, Munich 1915
- ↑ Hanspeter Frech: "Private Postcards Catalog II", 3rd edition, Hausach 2008, p. 428
- ↑ http://www.mgsv.de/FestschriftAuszug.pdf
- ^ Wilhelm Altmann : "The documents of Emperor Sigmund (1410-1439)", Volume 11 of Regesta Imperii, Part 2, Verlag Böhlau, Vienna 1900, p. 22
See also
- Ungeloube : A connection cannot be ruled out, but cannot be verified.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Unbelievable, Konrad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Unbelievable, Johann Konrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German railway engineer and philatelist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wunsiedel |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 1940 |
| Place of death | Munich |