Konrad Grebe

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

Konrad Grebe
Born	(1907-06-07)June 7, 1907 Schiffweiler, Saarland, Germany
Died	12 July 1972(1972-07-12) (aged 65) Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Nationality	German
Occupation(s)	Engineer, inventor

Life

Kohlenhobel (coal plow) Monument in Ibbenbüren

He worked as a mining engineer in Ibbenbüren for German company Preussag.^[1] In 1937, Grebe invented the Kohlenhobel (coal plow).^[2] Grebe was married with Luise Grebe. He was buried at central cemetery in Ibbenbüren.

Awards

• 1943: Ehrenzeichen pioneer of labour
• 1962: Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille^[3]

Literature

• Hans Röhrs: 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