Emil Lerp
| Emil Lerp | |
|---|---|
 Dolmar chainsaw | |
| Born |
1886 Goldbach, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| Died |
1966 (aged 79–80) Hamburg, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Inventor of the transportable gasoline chainsaw |
Emil Lerp (1886–1966) was a German businessman and inventor of the first mass produced transportable gasoline chainsaw.
Career
Lerp was born in Goldbach, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1886. In 1927, he invented the transportable gasoline chainsaw. Lerp tested his invention on a hill called Dolmar, and named his company after the testing site.[1] On 15 June 1928, Lerp received a patent in Germany for his invention.[2][3] His former business partner Andreas Stihl founded the German company Stihl which also makes chainsaws.[4]
References
- ↑ dolmarpowerproducts.com
- ↑ US 0
- ↑ Baedeker-Reiseführer: Thüringen. Third edition. Ostfildern 2013, ISBN 978-3-8297-9234-9., p. 226 (online auf: books.google.de)
- ↑ (in German)Gartentechnik, http://www.gartenweltonline.de/emil-lerp-und-andreas-stihl/. Retrieved 2017-04-14
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