Carl August Klindworth

Ludwig Carl August Klindworth ( born June 5, 1791 in Göttingen, † June 29, 1862 in Hannover) was a mechanic and entrepreneur.

Family

Klindworth was the second son of the Göttingen mechanic and watchmaker Johann Andreas Klindworth (1742-1813) and Friederike Diederichs. The older brother Karl Friedrich Felix Klindworth (ca. 1788-1851 ) led after the death of his father continued his workshop. His younger brother was George Klindworth. Carl August married Dorothea Wilhelmine (1800-1853), the daughter of Johann Thomas Hofbuchdruckers Lamminger ( 1757-1805 ). Her son was Karl Klindworth.

Life

Following the traditions of the craftsmen of the Göttingen University, Carl August Klindworth built after settling in Hanover mathematical, physical and optical instruments. In 1831 he constructed the first, 1 hp steam engine of the Kingdom for the water supply of the City Hospital in Linden. In 1836 he founded a machinery factory, which supplied parts and equipment for fire engines, rolling mills and book printing presses among others. In the mid-1840s Klindworth renamed as " engineering works and mechanical workshop " and recommended in 1860 in the address book of the city of Hanover also for " eyeglasses, lorgnettes, theater Perspectiven, barometer, gold scales, thermometers, etc. "

Klindworth was instructor of the subsequent manufacturer, citizens superintendent and Senator Conrad Jack.

Awards

"For his weaving and spinning mills supplied to machines", such as the mechanical weaving mill, drew the trade association of the Kingdom of Hanover Klindworth 1837 with the Golden Needle.