Gustav Niemann (

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, 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 Technische Hochschule Darmstadt from 1919 to 1923. In 1928 he was promoted at the Technische Hochschule Berlin 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

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, 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 Technische Universität Berlin alumni Technische Universität Darmstadt alumni