Artur Fischer

Artur Fischer ( born December 31, 1919 in Tumlingen ), eldest son of a tailor, is a trained locksmith, entrepreneurs and inventors.

Life

Artur Fischer had logged a total of 1121 patents and utility models until the end of 2008 and is considered one of the most successful inventors worldwide. In Germany so far 570 patents have been granted. He is thus in a row with Thomas Alva Edison. However, the number of German patent and utility model applications with Edison's U.S. Patents due to the different patent laws generally not comparable.

Among the most famous inventions include the fisherman in 1958 he designed Fischer plugs made ​​of Polyamide, the " fischertechnik " modular system and a flash unit for cameras with synchronous release ( 1949). Another invention was, for example, a dowel for fixing bone fractures. One of his latest ideas - a compostable and edible children 's toys made from potato starch - was implemented as fischer TiP. Fischer's model was the early German engineer and writer Max Eyth, have greatly impressed and influenced him about inventing his views.

The company he founded in 1948 Fischer GmbH & Co. KG in 1980 he handed over to his son Klaus Fischer. In 2008, the Group achieved a global turnover of approximately 560 million euros, the main part of it is still with mounting technology (plugs, etc.). Plant alone Waldachtal - Tumlingen more than ten million dowels are produced daily.

In 1990 Artur Fischer was awarded the Werner -von- Siemens-Ring. In 2001 he founded the Foundation " Artur Fischer Inventor Award " along with the Baden- Württemberg Stiftung to life. It is equipped with 711,000 euro capital and dedicated claims to be the promotion of science, research and education. Every two years, the foundation awards the " Artur Fischer Inventor Award Baden -Württemberg", in 2011 a total of 32,250 euros prize money were awarded.

In 1999, a dispute with the daughter Margot Fischer- Weber, who accuses her father to have caused taking advantage of their good faith and hearing impairment to a hereditary and mandatory partial waiver is running. Artur Fischer sued his daughter and obtained in court the omission of various statements.

Awards

Movies

• Who seeks, invents. Documentary about the family fischerwerke, Germany, 2001/2002, 90 min Written and directed by Sabine Willmann, series " Young documentary "

In co-production with SWR, Production: floff pictures GmbH

• Life as a " task solver". Inventor Artur Fischer is 90 documentation, Germany, 2009, 25 min, Director: David Globig, Production: Bavaria 2, first broadcast 22 December 2009 Summary of Bavaria 2
• Artur Fischer - The anchor king from the Black Forest. ( Alternative title: The anchor King - Artur Fischer. ) Documentary, Germany, 2010, 45 min Written and directed by Hans Peter Michel, Production: SWR, first broadcast April 8, 2010, Summary of 3sat