Georg Krauß

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Georg Krauß, from 1905 Ritter von Krauß (25 December 1826 – 5 November 1906) was a German

Krauss Locomotive Works (Locomotivfabrik Krauß & Comp.) in Munich, Germany and Linz, Upper Austria
. The spelling of the company name was later changed from Krauß to Krauss, once the form of the name in capital letters on the company's emblems had become established.

Krauss No.2092 manufactured 1889; today displayed in the station at São Lourenço, Brazil

Early beginnings

Krauß was born in

Danube monarchy
, and expand the business.

A locomotive built by Krauss, the "Degen und Wiegand KARL" (serial number 2062), was constructed in 1888.

Sued Harz Eisenbahn.[1] The Centrale Limburgsche Spoorweg (CLS) obtained the locomotive through purchase in 1916.[1] It remained in service until 1921 and was scrapped in 1923.[1]

Further Successes

In addition to locomotives, Krauß also supported other technological developments, such as

Linde's first refrigerators. He took part in the expansion of railway lines in the Saxony, Thuringia and Alsace, in the conversion of the horse-drawn tramways to steam operations in Munich and Vienna, the building of the Chiemsee Railway and the establishment of the Lokalbahn AG. In 1876, he was one of the founders of the VDI, an association for German engineers, and in 1903, he donated 100,000 marks and the repurchase of his first locomotive, 'Landwührden,' to help create the Deutsches Museum
.

Twists of Fate

In 1876, Krauß lost his first wife, Lydia, and in 1885 his only son, Conrad, died in an accident. After these losses, Krauß stepped back from active management of his company, transforming it into a public limited company.

Honours

As early as 1880, he was awarded the Knight's Cross 1st Class of the

King Ludwig II of Bavaria
for his services.

A Life with Foresight

In 1905, Krauß decided to move the location of the factory from the crowded town centre out to Allach, from where its successor organisation still operates today. Sadly, he did not live to see the technical completion of the Deutsches Museum or the move to Allach. On 5 November 1906, the manufacturer Georg von Krauß died shortly before his 80th birthday in Munich. His friend and one of his first co-workers, Carl von Linde, took over the chair of the board. His factory made 7,186 locomotives from 1866 until its merger with the bankrupt Maffei locomotive works in 1931.

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 9789067070515
    .

Sources

External links

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