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Horstmann
Horstmann is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * (1879–1947), German diplomat and art collector * August Friedrich Horstmann (1842–1929), German physical chemist * Carl Horstmann, 19th-century editor of '' The Early South-English Legendary'' * Cay Horstmann, author of several computer programming books and the creator of the Horstmann indent style *Dennis Horstmann (born 1980), German DJ and dance music artist known as Special D. * Dorothy M. Horstmann (1911–2001), American epidemiologist, virologist and pediatrician * Ignatius Frederick Horstmann (1840–1908), American Roman Catholic bishop * Kai Horstmann (born 1981), English rugby union player * Karl Horstmann (born 1967), American film director, writer and producer * Ken Horstmann (born 1971), American film and television director * Lally Horstmann (1898–1954) German writer and salonnière * Oscar Horstmann (1891–1977), American baseball player * Rolf-Peter Horstmann (1940-), German professor of phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sidney Adolph Horstmann, Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE (7 July 1881 – 11 July 1962) was a British engineer and businessman. Early life Sidney was the youngest son of the German clockmaker Gustav Horstmann, who moved to England about 1850. Gustav designed the world's first Micrometer (device), micrometer with an accuracy greater than 1/10000 of an inch. Sidney was born in Bath, Somerset, Bath. Horstmann Gear In 1904, Horstmann and his brothers founded Horstmann Gear to produce a variable speed gearbox he had invented for cars and motorcycles. The firm later became a general engineering company and came to specialise in gas street lighting controls, time switches, gauges, and latterly central heating controls. They also worked with William Friese-Greene in the development of the first cameras for moving celluloid film. In 1915 a large factory, Newbridge Works, was opened in a former dance hall at Newbridge, Bath, and subsequently Newbridge wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |