WA Th. Müller

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Wilhelm Adolph Theodor Müller , later Müller-Neuhaus (* 1874 ; † after 1951), was a German engineer, vehicle designer and entrepreneur (“Müller trains”) and economist . Müller always led his name with a prefixed W. A. ​​Th. Instead of the written variant of his first name.

Life

Wilhelm Müller was a senior engineer at Siemens-Schuckertwerke . In addition, he worked on the " Train Renard " developed by the brothers Charles and Paul Renard , a train for the road. He published his study results in 1907 in the technical publishing house M. Krayn, Berlin .

WA Th. Müller street train, later Müller train

In 1907 he founded the company Wilhelm A. Th. Müller Straßenzug- Ges.mbH (short: Wilhelm A. Th. Müller GmbH ) in Berlin-Steglitz, which existed under this name until 1914. The share capital was initially 100,000  marks (adjusted for purchasing power in today's currency: around 609,000 euros). 1908 joined Werdauer merchant Wilhelm Schön joined the company as a partner. The share capital was increased to 400,000 marks. To support him, he hired the mechanical engineer Erwin Aders , who remained in the company as a designer until he moved to Büssing in 1912. Together with Aders, he developed the first road truck with a total payload of 30 t by 1908  . The two motors of the tractor also supplied the electricity for the wheel hub motors of the entire train.

During the First World War , Wilhelm Müller served in the 27th Reserve Regiment, then in the motor vehicle inspection, finally in the rank of captain (later: captain d. R. ).

In 1921 - together with the businessman Walther von Wiese - the company was resumed and continued under the name of Müllerzug limited liability company, which has now become common . Using the sales brochure Without Road Construction and Rail Track, Müller-Neuhaus wanted to open up wasteland and heath with his “Müllerzug” and transport remote raw materials to their processing centers.

Advertisement from the 1920s for the "Müller trucks"

Müller's Berlin company manufactured and operated motor vehicle trains. In addition, the business operations included the "buying and selling of motor vehicles and tractors of other types as well as the establishment and operation of road and land transport facilities ". For the use of his vehicles, Wilhelm Müller researched, among other things, the use of rubber tires using a cab from Siemens-Schuckertwerke .

The “otto-electric” and trolley- electric (see: hybrid electric vehicle ) truck and bus trains with later payloads of up to 60 t were delivered worldwide between 1907 and 1938. As early as 1911, the army administration was also considering the military trial of the “Müllerzug”. In contrast to the “heavy army truck” built by Siemens-Schuckertwerke with a payload of only 15 t, the “Müllerzug” was able to transport twice as much.

Every self-tracking two-axle trailer had an electric motor-driven standard rotary axis . The twin-engine train cars had outputs of 110, 132 and 184  kW . In addition to the road, the trains could also be operated on rails and under overhead lines. These were mainly used by the Breslauer Actien-Gesellschaft für Eisenbahn-Wagenbau und Maschinenbau-Anstalt Breslau (emerged from the Breslauer A.-G. für Eisenbahn-Wagenbau and Maschinenbau-Anstalt Breslau GmbH ; later merged into the Linke-Hofmann- Waggonfabrik Bush ). For example, Wilhelm Müller also delivered during the First World War. In 1916, Müller's company in Australia was one of the “most hopeful” German companies in connection with parliamentarian R. S. Falkiner.

In 1940 Wilhelm Müller received a patent for "electrical power transmission for the multi-wheel drive of motor vehicle trains and heavy vehicles".

Others

Wilhelm Müller-Neuhaus became a member of the Kant Society in 1920 - at that time living at Kronprinzenufer 23 in Berlin . He was also a member of the Electrotechnical Association . He later lived in Schwerin on Lake Teupitzer (at that time: Teltow district ), there at Dorfstrasse 2.

He stayed in Schwerin even after the Second World War . After in September 1952 by the Politburo of the SED adopted "law to protect public property and other public property" VESchG he was dispossessed of its assets (term 1946-1951).

Publications (selection)

as Wilhelm Adolph Theodor Müller :

  • The automobile train. A study on the general principles of automobile train systems, carried out using the example of Train-Renard (= Bd. 2 von Automobiltechnische Bibliothek ), M. Krayn, Berlin 1907. (New edition Forgotten Books, London 2018. ISBN 0-3646- 7370-2 online )

as WA Th. Müller (-Neuhaus) :

  • Motor vehicles in the transition economy and future. In: Automobil-Rundschau , issue 5 (1910), Mitteleuropäischer Motorwagen-Verein, p. 210 ff.
  • About the reorganization of land transport after the war. In: Automobil-Rundschau , Mitteleuropäischer Motorwagen-Verein, Issue 5 (1910), p. 102 ff.
  • The “Gleislose Bahn” of the Berlin-Steglitz community . In: Elektrotechnische Zeitschrift , Volume 33, Issue 25 (June 20, 1912), pp. 645-646.
  • Capitalism and socialism in the political parties of the present on December 12, 1918. An introduction to the basic concepts of politics to awaken the ability to cognize and judge. Lecture at the First Socialist Economic Conference (December 27-29, 1918, Berlin) of the Federal New Fatherland ; published in self-publishing, Berlin, 1919; among other things also in technology and economy (1919) as well as in the protocols of Hermann Beck: ways and goals of socialization. New Fatherland, Berlin, 1919.
  • The basics of socialist production. Their nature and their tasks. In: Economic combat book for works councils. Edited by the Rätegenossenschaft for economic development, Räte-Bund, Berlin 1920.
  • Collaboration on Richard Bussien (ed.): Automobiltechnisches Handbuch. Handbook of the Automobiltechnische Gesellschaft e. V. Ed. By the Automobiltechnischen Gesellschaft, Verlag M.Krayn, Berlin 1921, p. 2.
  • The water police regulations for pleasure craft. For the verification of the status letter for owners and helmsmen of rudder, sailing and Motor boats on the Märkische waterways. Schwerin am Teupitzsee, self-published, 1927 (also published by Geisel, Berlin, 1927).
  • with K. Lüdde and Fritz Marguerre : The high alpine hydropower within the framework of the Central European power supply. In: Elektrotechnische Zeitschrift 38 (1932), pp. 907-911.
  • How is economics as a science possible in the 20th century? Technology and Economy, Issue 29 (1936), p. 4.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Müller, Wilhelm Adolph Theodor, 1874–. In: The National Union Catalog. Pre-1956 imprints. Vol. 400, Library of Congress, Mansell, 1975, p. 226.
  2. ↑ VDI-Z Vol. 63 (1919), Part. 2, p. 1126. ( limited preview in Google Book search)
  3. ↑ Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift ; No. 24 (1921), p. 358. ( limited preview in Google book search)
  4. ^ MAN Nutzfahrzeuge (ed.): Performance and way. On the history of MAN commercial vehicle construction. Springer-Verlag, 2013, p. 329 f. ( limited preview in Google Book search)
  5. ↑ No. 5697 WA Th. Müller, street train company with limited liability. In: Deutscher Reichsanzeiger , 242, 1908, p. 12. ( digitized version )
  6. ^ Olaf von Fersen : A century of automobile technology. Commercial vehicles. Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 3-6620-1119-0 , p. 123. ( limited preview in Google book search)
  7. ↑ Automobil-Rundschau. Vol. 16; S. IV.
  8. ↑ Der Motorwagen 24, Automobil- und Flugtechnische Gesellschaft, p. 358.
  9. ↑ Müllerzug. In: Erik Eckermann: From the steam car to the car. Motorization of traffic. Rowohlt, 1981, S: 83 ff. ISBN 3-4991-7707-2 ( limited preview in the Google book search)
  10. ^ Arnold Heller: Motor vehicles and vehicle machines for liquid fuel. A textbook for self-teaching and for teaching in technical schools. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 2013, pp. 14, 17. ISBN 3-6425-1335-2 . ( limited preview in Google Book search)
  11. ↑ Armament and Disarmament. A survey of the army and warfare of all countries. Vol. 37, E. S. Mittler & Sohn, 1911, p. 354.
  12. ^ Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon , Vol. 23, 1912, p. 572.
  13. ↑ In Australia. In: Automobil-Rundschau , 1916, pp. III, IV, 19.
  14. ↑ DE717267C
  15. ^ Olaf von Fersen: A century of automobile technology. Commercial vehicles. VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1987, ISBN 3-18-400656-6 , p. 324. ( limited preview in Google book search)
  16. ↑ Kant Studies , Vol. 25, H. 1. 1920, p. 91.
  17. ↑ Directory of Members. Completed in autumn 1925. Association of German Electrical Engineers , Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1925, p. 57. ISBN 3-6429-8971-3 ( limited preview in Google book search)
  18. ^ Address book for the Teltow district. Robert Rhode, Berlin 1927, p. 273. ( online )
  19. ↑ 203 AVE 997. Wilhelm Müller-Neuhaus, Schwerin / Kr. Teltow (1946–1951) , Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv .
  20. ↑ Advertising notice from M.Krayn publisher ( limited preview in Google book search)
personal data
SURNAME Müller, WA Th.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Müller-Neuhaus, WA Th .; Müller-Neuhaus, Wilhelm Adolph Theodor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German engineer, vehicle designer and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH 1874
DATE OF DEATH 20th century