August Euler — Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Grave of August Euler (1868-1957), pioneer German aviator, aircraft constructor and the holder of the first Germany Pilots license, issued in 1909
Waymark Code: WM13EWP
Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 11/26/2020
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August Euler (* 20. November 1868 in Oelde; † 1. Juli 1957 in Feldberg (Schwarzwald); geboren als August Heinrich Reith) war ein deutscher Ingenieur und Manager.
Im Oktober 1908 gründete er die Euler-Flugmaschinenwerke als erste deutsche Fabrik für Motorflugzeuge. Dazu erwarb er vom französischen Hersteller Aéroplanes G. Voisin die Lizenz für den Nachbau des Voisin Standard-Doppeldeckers. Er pachtete einen kleinen Teil des Truppenübungsplatzes Griesheim und schuf dort Anfang 1909 den ersten Motorflugplatz Deutschlands. 1910 war Euler Absolvent der ersten amtlich vorgeschriebenen, international gültigen Pilotenprüfung in Deutschland. Er erhielt am 1. Februar das Flugzeugführerpatent "Deutschland Nr. 1".
1912 verlegte Euler seine Fabrik mit Flugschule und Werkstätten in die Nähe des Frankfurter Stadtteils Niederrad. Auf seine Initiative kam am 10. Juni 1912 der erste amtliche Postflug in Deutschland zwischen Frankfurt am Main und Darmstadt zustande.
Bekanntheit erlangte er, als er nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg für wenige Jahre das Reichsluftamt bzw. das Reichsamt für Luft- und Kraftfahrwesen beim Reichsverkehrsministerium leitete.
Sein Ehrengrab befindet sich auf dem Hauptfriedhof von Frankfurt am Main, Gewann IV 120. Der Grabstein hat die Form eines Propellerblattes.
August Euler (* 20 November 1868 in Oelde; † 1 July 1957 in Feldberg (Black Forest); born August Heinrich Reith) was a German engineer and aviation pioneer.
In October 1908, he founded the Euler-Flugmaschinenwerke as the first German factory for motorised aircraft. To this purpose, he acquired the licence from the French manufacturer Aéroplanes G. Voisin for the reproduction of the Voisin Standard biplane. He leased a small part of the Griesheim military training area and created Germany's first motorised airfield there in early 1909. In 1910, Euler was a graduate of the first officially prescribed, internationally valid pilot examination in Germany. He received the "Germany No. 1" pilot's licence on February 1st.
In 1912, Euler moved his factory with flight school and workshops to the vicinity of the Frankfurt district of Niederrad. On his initiative, the first official postal flight in Germany took place between Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt on 10 June 1912.
After the First World War, he headed the Reichsluftamt and the Reichsamt für Luft- und Kraftfahrwesen at the Reichsverkehrsministerium for a few years.
His honorary grave is located in the main cemetery of Frankfurt am Main, Gewann IV 120. The gravestone has the shape of a propeller blade.
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August Euler was pioneer German aviator, aircraft constructor and the holder of the first Germany Pilots license
Date of birth: 11/20/1968
Date of death: 07/01/1957
Area of notoriety: Science/Technology
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Main Cemetery Opening Hours
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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