Gustav Niemann ( Rheine, 9 February 1899 –

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, 1 January 1982) was a

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professor who is regarded as an expert in

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Biography

Niemann studied mechanical engineering at the

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from 1919 to 1923. In 1928 he was promoted at the

Technische Hochschule Berlin The Technical University of Berlin (official name both in English and german: link=no, Technische Universität Berlin, also known as TU Berlin and Berlin Institute of Technology) is a public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was ...

with the doctoral dissertation ''Über Wippkrane mit wagrechtem Lastwippweg'' (''On Tower Cranes with Horizontal Load Yield''). He taught at the

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from 1934 to 1950, and at the

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from 1951 to 1968. He was a recipient of the Grashof medal from the

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and the E. P. Connell medal from the American Gear Manufacturers Association, and was also an honorary member of the Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers. Niemann was married to Marie-Luise (née Plaßmann, 1910 – 1987); the couple did not have any children.

Bibliography

* Niemann, Gustav; Hirt, Manfred: ''Maschinenelemente''. Springer, Berlin 1975, 1983. . ** Volume 1: ''Konstruktion und Berechnung von Verbindungen, Lagern, Wellen'' ** Volume 2: ''Getriebe allgemein, Zahnradgetriebe - Grundlagen, Stirnradgetriebe'' ** Volume 3: ''Schraubrad-, Kegelrad-, Schnecken-, Ketten-, Riemen-, Reibradgetriebe, Kupplungen, Bremsen, Freiläufe''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Niemann, Gustav 1899 births 1982 deaths People from Rheine People from the Province of Westphalia Mechanical engineers Technical University of Berlin alumni Technische Universität Darmstadt alumni