Oskar Herterich
Oskar Paul Herterich (born September 6, 1906 in Karlsruhe , † November 13, 1978 in Ulm ) was a German engineer .
Life
Herterich came as the son of the businessman Karl Herterich and his wife Bertha, b. Krenger, to the world. From 1928 to 1932 he studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Karlsruhe . He then worked as a designer at the Carl Metz fire fighting equipment factory in Karlsruhe . For half a year he returned to the TH Karlsruhe as a scientific assistant at the chair for lifting machines. In 1936 he took over the construction management of the fire brigade and municipal department as chief engineer at the Magirus plant in Ulm. In 1953 he became director of the plant. Under his leadership, trend-setting developments in the field of fire fighting equipment and municipal vehicles were developed.
From 1946 on, he was a leading employee in the fire fighting extinguishing standards committee in the German standards committee . Numerous fire brigade standard sheets were revised or created under his supervision.
Honors
- 1970: Honorary membership and award of the Heinrich Henne Medal of the Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection e. V. (vfdb)
- 1976: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1979: In the community center of the Ev. Resurrection parish Ulm , where Herterich was a volunteer in the parish council and had made a contribution to building up the parish, a hall was named after him after his death
literature
- Director Dr.-Ing. O. Herterich 60 years old , In: Zivilschutz 30 (1966), issue 9
Individual evidence
- ^ Medal holder Heinrich Henne Medal , accessed on May 14, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herterich, Oskar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Herterich, Oskar Paul (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1978 |
| Place of death | Ulm |