Gustav Niemann (Rheine, 9 February 1899 – Munich, 1 January 1982) was a mechanical engineering professor who is regarded as an expert in machine elements.[1]

Gustav Niemann
Born9 February 1899 Edit this on Wikidata
Died1 January 1982 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 82)
Munich Edit this on Wikidata
Occupation
Awards
  • Grashof Commemorative Medal (1966) Edit this on Wikidata
Academic career
Doctoral advisorOtto Kammerer, Heinrich Aumund

Biography

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Niemann studied mechanical engineering at the Technische Hochschule Darmstadt from 1919 to 1923. In 1928 he was promoted at the Technische Hochschule Berlin with the doctoral dissertation Über Wippkrane mit wagrechtem Lastwippweg (On Tower Cranes with Horizontal Load Yield).[2] He taught at the Technische Hochschule from 1934 to 1950, and at the Technische Hochschule München from 1951 to 1968. He was a recipient of the Grashof medal from the Verein Deutscher Ingenieure and the E. P. Connell medal from the American Gear Manufacturers Association, and was also an honorary member of the Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers.[3] Niemann was married to Marie-Luise (née Plaßmann, 1910 – 1987); the couple did not have any children.[3]

Bibliography

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  • Niemann, Gustav; Hirt, Manfred: Maschinenelemente. Springer, Berlin 1975, 1983. ISBN 0-387-06809-0.
    • Volume 1: Konstruktion und Berechnung von Verbindungen, Lagern, Wellen
    • Volume 2: Getriebe allgemein, Zahnradgetriebe - Grundlagen, Stirnradgetriebe
    • Volume 3: Schraubrad-, Kegelrad-, Schnecken-, Ketten-, Riemen-, Reibradgetriebe, Kupplungen, Bremsen, Freiläufe

References

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  1. ^ "Branchentreff der internationalen Antriebsindustrie". vdi-wissensforum.de. Archived from the original on 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  2. ^ "The Mathematics Genealogy Project - Gustav Niemann". nodak.edu.
  3. ^ a b Hans Christoph Graf von Seherr-Thoß (1999), "Niemann, Gustav", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 19, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 232–233; (full text online)
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