Paul Koessler
Paul Felician Carl Koeßler (born June 19, 1896 in Ingolstadt ; † July 15, 1987 in Inzell ) was a German mechanical engineer , vehicle technician and university professor .
Life
Koeßler studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich . From 1924 to 1934 he worked for the Deutsche Reichsbahn . During this time he did his doctorate in Munich (1930). After his habilitation in 1934, he became a full professor for steam boilers, piston engines and railway machines at the Technical University of Braunschweig . It was there that he founded the later Institute for Vehicle Technology in 1940. From 1950 to 1952 he was rector of the TH Braunschweig. His fields of activity extended to the areas of brake technology, vehicle stability and driving safety. After the end of the Second World War he was appointed mayor of Klein Rhüden by the American military government . Later he was a city councilor and councilor of the city of Braunschweig .
Honors
- 1944: Full member of the Braunschweig Scientific Society
- 1950: Karmarsch commemorative coin
- 1964: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Fonts (selection)
- Via measurements of flame radiation in steam boiler systems. (= Dissertation, University of Munich) Franz, Munich 1930, OCLC 251121060 .
- with AW Hussmann: Technical basics for reform of the motor vehicle tax: Expert report submitted to the Federal Ministry of Transport. (= Series of publications by the Federal Minister of Transport. 31) Kirschbaum Verlag, Bad Godesberg 1967, OCLC 179753221 .
- Vehicle technology. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1971, 4 volumes, OCLC 633578299 .
- with Horst Braun: History of the Institute for Vehicle Technology at the Technical University Carolo-Wilhelmina in Braunschweig: from the beginning until 1966. Braunschweig Technical University, Braunschweig 1992, OCLC 257447936 .
literature
- Rainer Maaß: Koeßler, Paul Felician Carl. In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Günter Scheel (ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 19th and 20th centuries . Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7752-5838-8 , p. 337 .
- Manfred Mitschke: Paul Koeßler. In: Yearbook of the Braunschweig Scientific Society. Verlag Erich Goltze KG, Göttingen 1988, ISSN 0931-1734 , pp. 285-287. (Obituary).
Web links
- Literature by and about Paul Koeßler in the catalog of the German National Library
- Presidents on bwg-nds.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul Koeßler on historical-kommission-muenchen-edUNGEN.de
- ↑ Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Günter Scheel (ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 19th and 20th centuries . Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7752-5838-8 , p. 337 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koessler, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Koeßler, Paul Felician Carl (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mechanical engineer, vehicle technician and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ingolstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 15, 1987 |
| Place of death | Inzell |