Konrad Grebe
Appearance
Konrad Grebe | |
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Born | Schiffweiler, Saarland, Germany | June 7, 1907
Died | 12 July 1972 Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | (aged 65)
Nationality | German |
Occupation(s) | Engineer, inventor |
Konrad Grebe (7 June 1907 – 12 July 1972) was a German mining engineer and inventor.
Life[edit]
He worked as a mining engineer in Ibbenbüren for German company Preussag. In 1937, Grebe invented the Kohlenhobel (coal plow). Grebe was married with Luise Grebe. He was buried at central cemetery in Ibbenbüren.
Awards[edit]
- 1943: Ehrenzeichen pioneer of labour
- 1962: Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille[1]
Literature[edit]
- Hans Röhrs: Die Wiege des Kohlenhobels (with short biography of Konrad Grebes)
- Klaus Rotte: Kohlenhobel revolutionierte Bergbau: Konrad Grebe – Pionier der Arbeit. in: Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung, 30 December 1998