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Strub System
Strub is a last name of German origin, and may refer to: * Emil Strub (1858–1909), Swiss railway builder and inventor of the Strub rack system * Charles H. Strub (1884–1958), American dentist and entrepreneur * Joseph Strub (1833–1890), Spiritan Roman Catholic priest who founded Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * David Strub (1897–1985), President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein * Max Strub, German violinist * Sean Strub (born 1958), American writer and activist * Susanne Eberle-Strub, Liechtenstein politician See also * Strub Quartet, German string quartet *Strub Stakes, American horse race *Strube Strube is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Cordelia Strube Cordelia Strube (born 1960), is a Canadian playwright and novelist. Raised in Montreal, Quebec, Strube began her career as an actor. After winning a CBC Literary Awa ... * Straub {{surname German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Strub
Emil Viktor Strub (July 13, 1858 in Trimbach, Switzerland – December 15, 1909 in Zurich, Trimbach, Switzerland) was a Swiss builder, railway builder and inventor who invented the Strub rack system. Life and career Emil Strub was born on July 13, 1858 in Trimbach, Switzerland, to Urs Viktor and Aloisia von Arx. Between 1882 and 1883, he learned mechanic from Niklaus Riggenbach at Aarau. He did engineer studies in Mittweida and he made an internship at a machine factory in Esslingen am Neckar. In 1921 he founded Strub + Co. a tribology company in Olten. In 1958 his son Rudolf Strub took the lead of the company, who then gave it to his own son, Marcel Strub. Publications * : a comparison of the funiculars See also * Abt rack system A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles H
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/ǵerh₂-">ĝer-, where the ĝ is a palatal consonant, meaning "to rub; to be old; grain." An old man has been worn away and is now grey with age. In some Slavic languages, the name ''Drago (given name), Drago'' (and variants: ''Drago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Strub
Joseph Strub, C.S.Sp. (November 1, 1833 – January 27, 1890), an Alsatian missionary priest with the Congregation of the Holy Ghost, was the founder of what is today Duquesne University, which was called the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost until 1911. Missionary work and distinction in Europe Joseph Strub was born in Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine on November 1, 1833. While studying to become a Holy Ghost Father, he was given permission to do missionary work in West Africa. He worked there from 1857 to 1863, being ordained a priest in 1858 in Dakar, Senegal. He became the Vicar General to Mgr. Kobes, the Vice Superior of Dakar, and subsequently the provincial superior at and Marienstatt Abbeys in Westerwald, Germany. He was Chaplain General of the French prisoners at Mainz during the Franco-Prussian War, and became an intimate friend of Marshal Patrice de Mac-Mahon. He was rewarded for his services by the French government with the Cross of the Legion of Honor. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Strub
David Strub (16 September 1897 – 15 November 1985) was a businessman and political figure from Liechtenstein who served as the List of presidents of the Landtag of Liechtenstein, President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein on three non-consecutive occasions, ranging from 1945 to 1957. He was also mayor of Vaduz from 1942 to 1966. Early life Strub was born on 16 September 1897 in Vaduz as the son of Josef Ritter and Karolina Thönyone as one of five children. He attended secondary school in the city. Career Strub entered a political career early in his life, serving as a government councillor from 1913 to 1923. He then briefly worked in the National Bank of Liechtenstein before becoming a self-employed businessman and trustee. From 1931 to 1949 he was a board member of the Liechtenstein Alpine Association. During World War II, he defied Nazi Germany and the German National Movement in Liechtenstein by starting a bonfire designed to act as a manifestation of the burning of Swast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
