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| '''Theodor Kober''' ( |
'''Theodor Kober''' (1865 - 1930)<ref name="pilot"/> was a twentieth-century German aviation engineer who contributed to the building of the ].<ref>{{cite book | last = Hirschel | first = Ernst-Heinrich |author2=Horst Prem |author3=Gero Madelung | title = Aeronautical Research in Germany: From Lilienthal Until Today | publisher = Springer | year = 2004 | pages = 27–28 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=OoFcHOLpCskC&pg=PA27 | isbn = 3-540-40645-X}}</ref> | ||
| == Life == | == Life == | ||
| Kober was born 13 February 1865 in ], ]. | |||
| As an engineer Kober had worked for a ] manufacturer and in the 1890s ] enlisted him to produce designs for his ] concept. After several years he and Zeppelin produced the design for the ]. Later, in 1912 he founded the ] GmbH<ref name="pilot">{{cite web |title=Kober |author=Luftschiffer |publisher=Pilot und Luftschiff |year=2004 |url=http://www.pilotundluftschiff.de/Kober.htm |accessdate=1 November 2008 |authorlink=:de:Benutzer:Luftschiffer}}</ref> with financial support from Zeppelin to build over 40% of the ] seaplanes during ].<ref name="zepmuseum">{{cite web |title=Zeppelins Flieger |publisher=] |year=2006 |url=http://www.zeppelin-museum.de/TEXT_Wechsel13.HTM |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009125602/http://www.zeppelin-museum.de/TEXT_Wechsel13.HTM |archivedate=October 9, 2006 |language=German |accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> | As an engineer Kober had worked for a ] manufacturer and in the 1890s ] enlisted him to produce designs for his ] concept. After several years he and Zeppelin produced the design for the ]. Later, in 1912 he founded the ] GmbH<ref name="pilot">{{cite web |title=Kober |author=Luftschiffer |publisher=Pilot und Luftschiff |year=2004 |url=http://www.pilotundluftschiff.de/Kober.htm |accessdate=1 November 2008 |authorlink=:de:Benutzer:Luftschiffer}}</ref> with financial support from Zeppelin to build over 40% of the ] seaplanes during ].<ref name="zepmuseum">{{cite web |title=Zeppelins Flieger |publisher=] |year=2006 |url=http://www.zeppelin-museum.de/TEXT_Wechsel13.HTM |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009125602/http://www.zeppelin-museum.de/TEXT_Wechsel13.HTM |archivedate=October 9, 2006 |language=German |accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> | ||
| His daughter ] was a German engineer who established essential foundations in the field of aeronautical engineering.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr.-Ing. Ilse Essers {{!}} Autoren/Autorinnen {{!}} Weishaupt Verlag|url=https://www.weishaupt.at/autoren/ilse_essers/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.weishaupt.at}}</ref> | His daughter ] was a German engineer who established essential foundations in the field of aeronautical engineering.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr.-Ing. Ilse Essers {{!}} Autoren/Autorinnen {{!}} Weishaupt Verlag|url=https://www.weishaupt.at/autoren/ilse_essers/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.weishaupt.at}}</ref> | ||
| Kober died on 20 December 1930 in ]. | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 22:14, 1 June 2023
Aircraft builderTheodor Kober (1865 - 1930) was a twentieth-century German aviation engineer who contributed to the building of the first Zeppelin.
Life
Kober was born 13 February 1865 in Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg.
As an engineer Kober had worked for a balloon manufacturer and in the 1890s Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin enlisted him to produce designs for his airship concept. After several years he and Zeppelin produced the design for the Zeppelin LZ1. Later, in 1912 he founded the Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH with financial support from Zeppelin to build over 40% of the Imperial German Navy seaplanes during World War I.
His daughter Ilse Essers was a German engineer who established essential foundations in the field of aeronautical engineering.
Kober died on 20 December 1930 in Friedrichshafen.
References
- ^ Luftschiffer (2004). "Kober". Pilot und Luftschiff. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- Hirschel, Ernst-Heinrich; Horst Prem; Gero Madelung (2004). Aeronautical Research in Germany: From Lilienthal Until Today. Springer. pp. 27–28. ISBN 3-540-40645-X.
- "Zeppelins Flieger" (in German). Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen. 2006. Archived from the original on October 9, 2006. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- "Dr.-Ing. Ilse Essers | Autoren/Autorinnen | Weishaupt Verlag". www.weishaupt.at. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
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