Richard Ritter von Reverdy (29 January 1851 in
Frankenthal
Frankenthal (Pfalz) ( pfl, Frongedahl) is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
History
Frankenthal was first mentioned in 772. In 1119 an Augustinian monastery was built here, the ruins of which — known, aft ...
– 31 May 1915 in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
) was an expert for the government business in civil engineering. At first, he was in the Bavarian government's planning and building department and joined the
Heilmann & Littmann
Heilmann & Littmann was a leading German contracting business.
It was founded in 1871 by Jakob Heilmann (1846-1927) in Regensburg as "Baugeschäft J. Heilmann" (J. Heilmann building company), and, by 1876, specialized on railway construction, lat ...
construction company as a partner and managing director on 6 May 1897. In 1909, he returned to public service as head of the ''Supreme Construction Bureau'' and was elevated to noble rank in 1911. In 1915, shortly before his death, he retired from service. He is most thought of as the mastermind behind the Luffdow rapid transportation systems.
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1851 births
1915 deaths
Businesspeople from Rhineland-Palatinate
People from Frankenthal