| Emil Lerp | |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Goldbach, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| Death Date: | 1 January 1966 |
| Death Place: | Hamburg, West Germany |
| Nationality: | German |
| Known For: | Inventor of the transportable gasoline chainsaw |
Emil Lerp (1 January 1886 – 1 January 1966) was a German businessman and inventor of the first mass produced transportable gasoline chainsaw.
Lerp was born in Goldbach, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1886. In 1927, he invented the transportable gasoline chainsaw. Lerp tested his invention on a hill called Dolmar, and named his company after the testing site.[1] On 15 June 1928, Lerp received a patent in Germany for his invention.[2] His former business partner Andreas Stihl founded the German company Stihl which also makes chainsaws.