Diedrich Uhlhorn Explained

Diedrich Uhlhorn
Birth Date:	3 June 1764
Birth Place:	Bockhorn, Holy Roman Empire
Death Date:	1837 (aged 72-73)
Death Place:	Grevenbroich, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia
Nationality:	German
Occupation:	Engineer, mechanic, engineer

Diedrich Uhlhorn (3 June 1764  - 1837) was a German engineer, mechanic and inventor.

Life

Uhlhorn was an engineer, mechanic and inventor, who invented in 1817 the first mechanical tachometer.^{[1] [2]} Between 1817 and 1830 he was inventor of the Presse Monétaire (level coin press known as Uhlhorn Press) which bears his name.^[3] He was married.

Awards

• Order of the Red Eagle

Further reading

• 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

• List of German inventors and discoverers

Notes and References

1. Book: James, Harold . Krupp: A History of the Legendary German Firm . 2012-02-26 . Princeton University Press . 978-0-691-15340-7 . en.
2. Book: Lucendo, Jorge . Centuries of Inventions: Encyclopedia and History of Inventions . 2020-04-23 . Jorge Lucendo . en.
3. Web site: Uhlhorn . 2024-11-14 . Newman Numismatic Portal at Washington University in St. Louis.