Walter Dörr

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Walter Martin Dörr (born November 3, 1925 in Heilbronn ; † June 15, 2013 ibid) was a German electrical engineer , university professor and local politician. From 1977 to 1989 he was rector of the Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences .

Life

Dörr was born as the second son of the Heilbronn merchant Karl Dörr and his wife Sofie. Böhringer born. He grew up in Heilbronn and attended elementary school there from 1932 , and the upper secondary school there from 1936 .

In 1943 he was drafted into the Wehrmacht and served as a soldier in France , Norway , Denmark and most recently in the Czech Republic during World War II . He experienced the end of the war in May 1945 in Prague . He managed to flee to Germany, and in July 1945 he returned to his destroyed hometown, where he helped rebuild his parents' house.

In the winter semester 1945/1946 he began studying electrical engineering at the Technical University of Stuttgart , which he completed as a graduate engineer . Immediately after the end of his studies, he began at the Stuttgart elevator factory Steel (now ThyssenKrupp Elevator in Neuhausen auf den Fildern to work, where he developed elevators and elevator motors). His work on elevator motors brought him in connection with Loher GmbH (today Siemens ) in Ruhstorf an der Rott , to which he moved in 1953. He continued to work there in the elevator motors division. In 1956 he submitted his dissertation on the drive of the modern traction sheave elevator to the TH Stuttgart, with which he received a Dr.-Ing. received his doctorate.

He then switched to the Heilbronn State Engineering School , which was newly founded in 1961 , from which the Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences emerged in 1971 , today's Heilbronn University . Dörr was professor there and from 1977 to 1989 rector of the college. In his twelve-year tenure as rector, Dörr campaigned for an extension and for new departments such as tourism , electronics and viticulture , which resulted in the number of students at the former engineering school tripling during this time and ensuring the university's future existence.

After retiring, Dörr was a member of the Heilbronn municipal council for the Free Voters from 1989 to 1995 , and from 1988 to 2005 he was the district chairman of the Europa-Union Deutschland as well as the partnership officer of the Heilbronn Lions Club . He was also involved in the church, was a parish council of the Heilbronn southern parish even before his retirement and was temporarily chairman of the Evangelical parish council in Heilbronn. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Kilian's Church , founded in 2000 , which is committed to the renovation of the Kilian's Church in Heilbronn .

Private

Dörr's marriage to his wife Johanna (1922–2013) resulted in two children, including their son Wilfried Dörr (born December 3, 1954 in Fürstenzell ), who studied viticulture and beverage technology.

Awards

Dörr received the Ring of Honor of the City of Heilbronn in 1985 and the Medal of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg in 1990 . In 2005 he received the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon. He also received the Diakonie Crown Cross and the IHK Medal of Honor and is honorary chairman of the Europa-Union Heilbronn.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ kra: history of the Rector elections . In: Heilbronn voice . March 23, 2007 ( from Stimme.de [accessed on February 17, 2013]).
  2. ↑ iba: Thank you with lifts, music and letters . In: Heilbronn voice . November 4, 2005 ( from Stimme.de [accessed on February 17, 2013]).
  3. ↑ Obituary notice of the family at trauerverbindungen.stimme.de (accessed on June 18, 2013)
  4. ↑ kra: Württemberger ex-cellar boss goes to Baden . In: Heilbronn voice . July 16, 2005 ( from Stimme.de [accessed on February 17, 2013]).
  5. ↑ "Successor to Mr. Trogus is certain" . Badischer Winzerkeller , press release May 2005 (accessed on February 17, 2013)
  6. ↑ List of medal recipients 1975–2019. (PDF; 180 kB) State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg, accessed on June 12, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Heiko Fritze: Cross of Merit for Motor of Kilian's Church . In: Heilbronn voice . January 7, 2005 ( from Stimme.de [accessed February 17, 2013]).
  8. ^ Website of the Europa-Union Heilbronn , accessed on August 27, 2020

literature

  • Walter Martin Dörr: Contribution to the drive of the modern traction sheave elevator . Stuttgart, Technical University, dissertation from January 28, 1959, DNB 480080054 , p. 125 (curriculum vitae)
  • Iris Baars-Werner: Arguable fighter in many fields . In: Heilbronn voice . November 3, 2005 ( at Stimme.de ).
  • Iris Baars-Werner and Gertrud Schubert: Mourning for a persistently committed . In: Heilbronn voice . June 19, 2013 ( at Stimme.de ).

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personal data
SURNAME Dörr, Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dörr, Walter Martin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German electrical engineer, university professor and local politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Heilbronn
DATE OF DEATH June 15, 2013
Place of death Heilbronn