Max sky lifter

Max Himmelträger (born April 24, 1904 in Karlsruhe , † December 17, 2000 in Baiersbronn ) was a German inventor and entrepreneur .

Life

Himmelhub studied electrical engineering . He completed his studies with a degree in engineering. During the Second World War he was used as a fighter pilot, shot down over England and became a prisoner of war . In 1943 he was able to return to Germany because of a prisoner exchange.

Himmelhub invented chipboard in 1932 and received over 70 patents for related processes . Before the invention of chipboard, only about 40 percent of the felled wood was used. Himmelhub became aware of this problem in the parents' carpentry shop and has since worked on a way to make the wood chips usable. The company he founded in Baiersbronn planned and built chipboard factories all over the world. In total, Himmelhub granted production licenses to around 80 companies.

Max Himmelhub was the founder and co-editor of the journal Scheidewege , which has been published by the Max Himmelheber Foundation in conjunction with Walter Sauer at the Hirzel Verlag in Stuttgart since his death . Sky lifter also tried to contribute to improvements in freight transport by rail.

He was also involved in the Association of German Scouts and became “Federal Commissioner for Leader Education” after the Second World War.

Awards

Max-Himmelträger-Strasse in Baiersbronn is named after him.

In 1987 he was awarded the Theodor Heuss Medal for his life's work and his “exemplary work for the common good” .

literature

Max Himmelträger: Rail and Road . New lines for rail freight transport. Self-published, Baiersbronn 1979. In: Studies and documents. Volume 4. [Langewiesche-Brandt], Ebenhausen (Isartal) 1979.
You should be skeptical . In: Die Zeit , No. 8/2000; to the journal Scheidewege
Walter Sauer (Hrsg.): Max Himmel hebel. Three facets of a life. Philosopher - inventor - scout . Spurbuchverlag, Baunach 2016, ISBN 978-3-88778-487-4

Web links

Otto Jägersberg: Max Himmelträger on the 100th birthday . In: Walter Sauer: Scheidewege , annual journal for skeptical thinking: 34th year 2004/2005, Hirzel, Stuttgart 2004. ISBN 978-3-7776-1316-1 , excerpt (PDF; 38 kB) p. 413 ff.
The Twilight of Man: Nostalgic Way of the Cross or Utopian Path? In: Marburger Forum , issue 4/2005
Hanspeter Michel: The chipboard of Mr. Himmelträger . In: Patents and Talents , TV Documentation, Germany 2009, 30 minutes. First broadcast: January 2, 2010.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Otto Jägersberg: Max Himmelträger on the 100th birthday
↑ swobl: Max Himmelträger . In Das Köpfchen issue 1/2002, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Burg Waldeck eV, Dorweiler ( PDF 1MB ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ) p. 19 @1@ 2

↑ Max Himmeluchter (ecologically responsible entrepreneur and patron for intellectual, philosophical and cultural initiatives) (accessed on March 31, 2017)

personal data
SURNAME	Sky lifter, max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German inventor and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH	April 24, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH	Karlsruhe
DATE OF DEATH	December 17, 2000
Place of death	Baiersbronn

[jaegers-1] Otto Jägersberg: Max Himmelträger on the 100th birthday

[swobl-2] swobl: Max Himmelträger . In Das Köpfchen issue 1/2002, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Burg Waldeck eV, Dorweiler ( PDF 1MB ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ) p. 19 @1@ 2

[thdh-3] Max Himmeluchter (ecologically responsible entrepreneur and patron for intellectual, philosophical and cultural initiatives) (accessed on March 31, 2017)