Theodor Koch
Theodor Koch (born May 13, 1905 in Zuffenhausen ; † October 21, 1976 in Oberndorf am Neckar ) was a German engineer , entrepreneur, arms manufacturer and co-founder of the Heckler & Koch company .
Life
After completing his apprenticeship in May 1924, he began studying mechanical engineering at the Württemberg State Higher Mechanical Engineering School in Esslingen am Neckar . From May 1929 to September 1931 he worked as an engineer at Mauser AG in Oberndorf am Neckar . He then worked as a foreman on construction until February 1933 and from March to June 1933 at the United Ball Bearings Factory in Stuttgart. He then worked again for the Mauser company from July / August 1933 to the end of May 1949, among other things as operations manager for materials and fixture construction.
On December 28, 1949, together with Edmund Heckler and Alex Seidel, he founded Heckler & Koch GmbH , which later became one of the most important German armaments companies of the post-war period.
literature
- Manfred Kersten / Walter Schmid: Heckler & Koch: HK; the official history of the Oberndorf company Heckler & Koch; Insights into the history, description of the weapon models, presentation of the technology . Weispfennig, Wuppertal 1999, ISBN 3-00-005091-4
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Manfred Kersten / Walter Schmid: Heckler & Koch: HK; the official history of the Oberndorf company Heckler & Koch; Insights into the history, description of the weapon models, presentation of the technology . Weispfennig, Wuppertal 1999, p. 18.
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| SURNAME | Koch, Theodor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German engineer, entrepreneur, arms manufacturer and co-founder of the Heckler & Koch company |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zuffenhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 21, 1976 |
| Place of death | Oberndorf am Neckar |