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Wilhelm Jakobs
Wilhelm Jakobs was a German railway engineer and construction advisor. Life Early years and education Wilhelm Jakobs was born on 10 February 1858 in Diezenkausen as the eldest child of Wilhelm Jakobs (1832–1913) and Luise, born as Luise Simon. The father, a respected farmer and blacksmith, took public office, possessed poetic inclinations, and was known to the foresters as a "poet behind the plow." The young Wilhelm attended the elementary school in Waldbröl, and followed the higher citizen school. Since 1874 he visited the real department of the Friedrich-Wilhelm Gymnasium in Cologne, until graduation on 17 July 1877. On October 9, 1877, he enrolled on mechanical engineering at the Berlin Technical University of Berlin, Gewerbeakademie (the later Technical University). On 22 November 1882 there he passed the first state examination for mechanical engineering. After various practical activities in railway workshops and military service as a one-year volunteer at the rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Jakobs
Wilhelm Jakobs was a German railway engineer and construction advisor. Life Early years and education Wilhelm Jakobs was born on 10 February 1858 in Diezenkausen as the eldest child of Wilhelm Jakobs (1832–1913) and Luise, born as Luise Simon. The father, a respected farmer and blacksmith, took public office, possessed poetic inclinations, and was known to the foresters as a "poet behind the plow." The young Wilhelm attended the elementary school in Waldbröl, and followed the higher citizen school. Since 1874 he visited the real department of the Friedrich-Wilhelm Gymnasium in Cologne, until graduation on 17 July 1877. On October 9, 1877, he enrolled on mechanical engineering at the Berlin Technical University of Berlin, Gewerbeakademie (the later Technical University). On 22 November 1882 there he passed the first state examination for mechanical engineering. After various practical activities in railway workshops and military service as a one-year volunteer at the rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
