Konrad Grebe

Konrad Grebe (born 7 June 1907 in Schiffweiler/Heiligenwald; died 12 July 1972 in Wuppertal) was a German mining engineer and inventor.

Life

Kohlenhobel (coal plow) Monunment in Ibbenbüren

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

Awards

• 1943: Ehrenzeichen pioneer of labour
• 1962: Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille

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