Richard Abé
Richard Abé (born August 15, 1840 in Elberfeld (today a district of Wuppertal ), † September 17, 1919 in Annen ) was a German steel mold caster .
Life
Richard Abé was the son of the cotton weaver Johannes Abé and worked as an engineer after completing school. In 1872 he became a production engineer at Stein & Co. in Annen and worked in the company's own steelworks , the new owner of which later became the manufacturer F. Asthöwer. In 1886 the steelworks Asthöwer & Co. was taken over by Alfred Krupp and Abé took over its technical management. As a successful steel mold caster, he achieved lasting importance.
literature
- Herbert Dickmann: Abé, Richard. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 6 ( digitized version ).
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| SURNAME | Abé, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cast steel caster |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elberfeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 17, 1919 |
| Place of death | Anne |