Konrad Grebe

Konrad Grebe
inventor

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

Life

He worked as a mining engineer in

. In 1937, Grebe invented the Kohlenhobel (coal plow). Grebe was married with Luise Grebe. He was buried at central cemetery in Ibbenbüren.

Awards

• 1943: Ehrenzeichen pioneer of labour
• 1962: Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille^[1]

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