Wilhelm Hedtmann
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Hedtmann (* 1841 ; † 1914 ) was a German entrepreneur and inventor.
In 1865, Hedtmann founded a textile machine factory in Langerfeld (now part of Wuppertal ). In 1875/78 he was the inventor of the first machine for the production of lace , which until then had been made by hand.
From 1886 Hedtmann had tunnels drift into the Hedtberg in order to improve Langerfeld's drinking water supply, and since then he has been known as the "water king". His house ( Haus Hedtmann ) is preserved as a monument and the no longer operated water gallery ( tunnel mouth hole and water gallery Thielestrasse ) as a ground monument .
Honors
Wilhelm-Hedtmann-Strasse in Wuppertal-Langerfeld was named after Hedtmann.
Individual evidence
- ^ Wolfgang Stock: Wuppertal street names . Thales Verlag, Essen-Werden 2002, ISBN 3-88908-481-8
- ↑ Nele Cent: 100 year old water tunnel: fire brigade counteracts tidal waves . In: Westdeutsche Zeitung (online) from October 10, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hedtmann, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hedtmann, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur and inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1841 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1914 |