Diedrich Uhlhorn (3 June 1764 – 1837) was a
German
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engineer
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,
mechanic
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Duties
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and
inventor
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.
Life
Uhlhorn was an engineer, mechanic and inventor, who invented in 1817 the first mechanical
tachometer
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. Between 1817 and 1830 he was inventor of the Presse Monétaire (level coin press known as Uhlhorn Press) which bears his name. He was married.
Awards
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Order of the Red Eagle
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Literature
* Volker Benard-Wagenhoff, Konrad Schneider: ''Dieser unerschöpfliche, seltene Mann – Diedrich Uhlhorn und die moderne Münztechnik''. Grevenbroich 2009
* Otto Albert Bormann: Dietrich Uhlhorn (1764–1837). In: Rheinisch-Westfälische Wirtschaftsbiographien, Band I. Aschendorff, Münster 1931, pages 177-195.
* Egbert Ritter von Hoyer: Uhlhorn, Diedrich. in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 39, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1895, pages 166–168.
See also
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List of German inventors and discoverers
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This is a list of German inventors and discoverers. The following list comprises people from Germany or German-speaking Europe, and also people of predominantly German heritage, in alphabetical order of the surname.
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References
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Engineers from Lower Saxony
19th-century German inventors
1764 births
1837 deaths
People from Friesland (district)