Robert Scherer (engineer)
Robert Scherer (born April 12, 1900 in Aachen , † March 2, 1967 in Krefeld ) was a German iron and steel engineer .
Life
Robert Scherer studied metallurgy at RWTH Aachen University from 1919 . During his studies he became a member of the Rheno-Borussia Aachen gymnastics association . He received his doctorate in 1925 with his dissertation The determination of oxygen in iron by residue analysis . Immediately afterwards, Scherer took over the management of the research institute at the Reinhold Becker steel works in Willich . In 1932 he moved to Deutsche Edelstahlwerke AG (DEW) in Krefeld, where he was responsible for quality in the entire production program of all plants. In 1937 he became director and in 1942 board member for technology. He also had at the TH Hannover habilitation .
After the Second World War , Scherer completed his habilitation at RWTH Aachen University. After the re-establishment of the DEW 1951 had in Krefeld Scherer through the use of modern steelmaking process , the stainless steel production make it competitive. For this, a 70- was t - arc furnace installed. RWTH Aachen appointed him professor in 1953.
Scherer was a member of the VDEh and has reported regularly to its materials committee since the beginning of his activity. He headed the school committee for eight years and was a member of the VDEh board of directors as well as the board of trustees of the Max Planck Institute for Iron Research . From 1954 to 1967 Scherer was a personally supporting member of the Max Planck Society , and he also represented the corporate supporting member Deutsche Edelstahlwerke AG.
Honors
- RWTH Aachen made Robert Scherer an honorary citizen in 1957.
- On July 14, 1966, he was awarded the Great Federal Cross of Merit by Gerhard Kienbaum .
Web links
- Literature by and about Robert Scherer in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Robert Scherer died on March 2, 1967 . In: steel and iron . tape 137 , no. 1 , 2017, p. 83 .
- ^ Jana Tempelhoff, Dirk Ullmann: Directory of members of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (1949–2002) . Archive of the Max Planck Society, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-927579-28-6 , p. 242 .
- ^ Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule: Personnel and course directory (winter semester 1966/67) . Ed .: RWTH Aachen. Aachen 1966, p. 6 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scherer, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German iron and steel engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aachen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 2, 1967 |
| Place of death | Krefeld |