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Konrad Grebe (7 June 1907 – 12 July 1972) was a German mining engineer and inventor.


Life

He worked as a mining engineer in
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. In 1937, Grebe invented the ''Kohlenhobel'' (coal plow). Grebe was married with Luise Grebe. He was buried at central cemetery in Ibbenbüren.


Awards

* 1943: ''Ehrenzeichen'' pioneer of labour * 1962:
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Literature

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: ''Die Wiege des Kohlenhobels'' (with short biography of Konrad Grebes) * Klaus Rotte: ''Kohlenhobel revolutionierte Bergbau: Konrad Grebe – Pionier der Arbeit''. in: Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung, 30 December 1998


External links


Wilhelm Löbbe and Konrad Grebe (coal plow) to be inducted into the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grebe, Konrad People from Neunkirchen (German district) German mining engineers German coal miners 20th-century German inventors 1907 births 1972 deaths 20th-century German engineers Engineers from Saarland