Richard von Helmholtz [SEP] place of birth
Richard von Helmholtz
Richard Wilhelm Ferdinand von Helmholtz (28 September 1852 – 10 September 1934) was a German engineer and designer of steam locomotives. Richard von Helmholtz was born on 28 September 1852 in Königsberg, Prussia, the son of the physicist Hermann von Helmholtz and his first wife Olga, née von Velten.
Career.
After studying in Stuttgart and Munich, in 1873 he began his career as a design engineer at the Krauss locomotive works in Munich, where he soon rose to become head of the design bureau
the steam locomotive. He died on 10 September 1934 in Munich.
Publications.
- Richard von Helmholtz, Wilhelm Staby: "Die Entwicklung der Lokomotive im Gebiete des Vereins deutscher Eisenbahnverwaltungen". Oldenbourg, München und Berlin 1930. (Reprint: Callwey, München 1981. )
- Richard von Helmholtz: "Die historischen Lokomotiven der Badischen Staats-Eisenbahnen". Reichsbahndirektion Karlsruhe, 1936. (Reprint: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Eisenbahngeschichte, 1982, )
See also.
- List of railway pioneers
Sources