Diedrich Uhlhorn

Diedrich Uhlhorn
Born(1764-06-03)3 June 1764
Bockhorn, Holy Roman Empire
Died1837 (aged 72-73)
Grevenbroich, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Engineer, mechanic, engineer

Diedrich Uhlhorn (3 June 1764 – 1837) was a German engineer, mechanic and inventor.

Life

Medal Diedrich and Johann Heinrich Uhlhorn (son of D.):
“On the completion of the 200th minting machine in 1876 /
To commemorate the D:Uhlhorn invention of the lever-operated minting machine in 1817”
(Wittig, Grevenbroich 1876, 41,5 mm, gilt bronze)

Uhlhorn was an engineer, mechanic and inventor, who invented in 1817 the first mechanical tachometer.[1][2] Between 1817 and 1830 he was inventor of the Presse Monétaire (level coin press known as Uhlhorn Press) which bears his name.[3] He was married.[citation needed]

Awards

References

  1. ^ James, Harold (2012-02-26). Krupp: A History of the Legendary German Firm. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-15340-7.
  2. ^ Lucendo, Jorge (2020-04-23). Centuries of Inventions: Encyclopedia and History of Inventions. Jorge Lucendo.
  3. ^ "Uhlhorn". Newman Numismatic Portal at Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved 2024-11-14.

Further reading

  • Volker Benard-Wagenhoff, Konrad Schneider: Dieser unerschöpfliche, seltene Mann – Diedrich Uhlhorn und die moderne Münztechnik. Grevenbroich 2009
  • Otto Albert Bormann: Dietrich Uhlhorn (1764–1837). In: Rheinisch-Westfälische Wirtschaftsbiographien, Band I. Aschendorff, Münster 1931, pages 177-195.
  • Egbert Ritter von Hoyer: Uhlhorn, Diedrich. in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 39, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1895, pages 166–168.

See also