Willy Pöge
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Willy Pöge
(2 December 1869 - 12 May 1914) was a German engineer and racing car driver.
He was born in Chemnitz
, son of Hermann Pöge who encouraged him to study electrical engineering
at the Chemnitz University of Technology
in 1890. After the father’s death in 1894, Willy worked with Heinrich Goetz in the establishment of a workshop making dynamo
s and transformer
s.
He also established activities in other cities such as Berlin, Dortmund, Dresden, Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Frankfurt/Main, as well as exports to France, Greece, Holland, Romania, Russia and overseas. The company was after his death sold to AEG
in 1930.
His fame however, is due to car racing. Racing for Chemnitzer Radsportveranstaltungen since 1889, he was Sachsenmeister in 1889 and achieved third in the German championship. Since 1903 he raced for Mercedes Benz, winning with Christian Lautenschlager
and Otto Salzer
in the 1908 French Grand Prix
. His last race was Tsar Nichols's Russian Touring Trial that same year, in which he triumphed. He next started flying until he died of a heart attack in 1914.
(2 December 1869 - 12 May 1914) was a German engineer and racing car driver.
He was born in Chemnitz
Chemnitz
Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitz is an independent city which is not part of any county and seat of the government region Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz. Located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, it is a part of the Saxon triangle...
, son of Hermann Pöge who encouraged him to study electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
at the Chemnitz University of Technology
Chemnitz University of Technology
Chemnitz University of Technology is located in the town of Chemnitz in Germany. With over 10000 students it is the third largest university in Saxony and around 750 international students from 100 universities all over the world are enrolled each year...
in 1890. After the father’s death in 1894, Willy worked with Heinrich Goetz in the establishment of a workshop making dynamo
Dynamo
- Engineering :* Dynamo, a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator* Dynamo theory, a theory relating to magnetic fields of celestial bodies* Solar dynamo, the physical process that generates the Sun's magnetic field- Software :...
s and transformer
Transformer
A transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled conductors—the transformer's coils. A varying current in the first or primary winding creates a varying magnetic flux in the transformer's core and thus a varying magnetic field...
s.
He also established activities in other cities such as Berlin, Dortmund, Dresden, Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Frankfurt/Main, as well as exports to France, Greece, Holland, Romania, Russia and overseas. The company was after his death sold to AEG
AEG
Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft was a German producer of electrical equipment founded in 1883 by Emil Rathenau....
in 1930.
His fame however, is due to car racing. Racing for Chemnitzer Radsportveranstaltungen since 1889, he was Sachsenmeister in 1889 and achieved third in the German championship. Since 1903 he raced for Mercedes Benz, winning with Christian Lautenschlager
Christian Lautenschlager
Christian Friedrich Lautenschlager was a German Grand Prix motor racing champion.Born in the village of Magstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany near Stuttgart, Christian Lautenschlager was 14 years old when he began training for a career as a machinist at a company in Stuttgart...
and Otto Salzer
Otto Salzer
Otto Salzer was a German racing car driver, famous for his contributions to the success of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft in Untertürkheim near Stuttgart, where he became team leader in 1903, previously having worked as an engineer since 1896.He had some good results, and was one of the first German...
in the 1908 French Grand Prix
1908 French Grand Prix
The 1908 French Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Dieppe on 7 July 1908.-Formula Changes:The race was run under a new formula agreed in Ostend in 1907...
. His last race was Tsar Nichols's Russian Touring Trial that same year, in which he triumphed. He next started flying until he died of a heart attack in 1914.