Konrad Grebe

Konrad Grebe
Konrad Grebe
Born	June 7, 1907; Schiffweiler, Saarland, Germany
Died	12 July 1972 (aged 65); Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Nationality	German
Occupation(s)	Engineer, inventor

Konrad Grebe (7 June 1907 – 12 July 1972) was a German mining engineer and inventor.

Life

He worked as a mining engineer in Ibbenbüren for German company Preussag.^[1] In 1937, Grebe invented the Kohlenhobel (coal plow).^[2] Grebe was married with Luise Grebe. He was buried at central cemetery in Ibbenbüren.

Awards

1943: Ehrenzeichen pioneer of labour
1962: Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille^[3]

Literature

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

External links

Wilhelm Löbbe and Konrad Grebe (coal plow) to be inducted into the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame

References

^ Dyczko, Artur; Kicki, Jerzy; Myszkowski, Michal; Stopa, Zbigniew; Tor, Andrzej (16 December 2011). New Techniques and Technologies in Thin Coal Seam Exploitation: International Mining Forum 2011. CRC Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-415-68938-0.
^ Paschedag, Uli. "Plow Technology — History and the State of the Industry" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ "Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille:Konrad Grebe".

[1] Dyczko, Artur; Kicki, Jerzy; Myszkowski, Michal; Stopa, Zbigniew; Tor, Andrzej (16 December 2011). New Techniques and Technologies in Thin Coal Seam Exploitation: International Mining Forum 2011. CRC Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-415-68938-0.

[2] Paschedag, Uli. "Plow Technology — History and the State of the Industry" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[3] "Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille:Konrad Grebe".

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