Diedrich Uhlhorn

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

Diedrich Uhlhorn
Born	(1764-06-03)3 June 1764 Bockhorn, Holy Roman Empire
Died	1837 (aged 72-73) Grevenbroich, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia
Nationality	German
Occupation(s)	Engineer, mechanic, engineer

Life

Medal Diedrich and Johann Heinrich Uhlhorn (son of D.):
“On the completion of the 200th minting machine in 1876 /
To commemorate the D:Uhlhorn invention of the lever-operated minting machine in 1817”
(Wittig, Grevenbroich 1876, 41,5 mm, gilt bronze)

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.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

• Order of the Red Eagle^{[citation needed]}