Werner Alfred Pietschker
Werner Alfred Pietschker (born January 14, 1887 in Bornstedt ; † November 15, 1911 in Johannisthal ) was a German aviation pioneer.
Life
He was the son of pastor Carl Pietschker and his wife Käthe Pietschker (1861–1949). At the same time he was a grandson of Werner von Siemens . Pietschker studied aeronautical engineering at the Technical University of Charlottenburg .
As a student he already acquired a flight license, his pilot's license had the number 116. In the competition in the Johannisthaler Herbstflugwoche 1911 he took first place. He began designing and building a monoplane as early as 1910 . During its testing the following year, it had a fatal accident on November 15, 1911.
Honor posthumously
In his memory, the family donated the Werner-Alfred-Bad to the city of Potsdam . In Berlin-Johannisthal and Potsdam-Stern , Pietschkerstraßen were named after the pioneer.
literature
- G. Schmitt, W. Schwipps: Pioneers of early aviation . Gondrom Verlag, Bindlach 1995, ISBN 3-8112-1189-7 .
Web links
- Pietschkerstrasse. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
- Short biography and information about the flight of Pietschker in Johannisthal In: Nordkurier. November 14, 2011; with a photo by Pietschker
- Gravestone of Werner Alfred Pietschker
Individual evidence
- ↑ AW Pietschker . ( Memento of the original from April 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Potsdam-wiki.de
- ↑ Pietschkerstrasse . In: Berliner Adreßbuch , 1923, Part 4, Johannisthal, p. 1700 (Pietschkerstraße first mentioned by post).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pietschker, Alfred Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German aviation pioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bornstedt |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1911 |
| Place of death | Johannisthal |