Wilhelm Bauer

Wilhelm Bauer (December 23, 1822 - June 20,

Biography

The engineer and inventor Wilhelm Bauer was born in Dillingen, Germany. His father was a sergeant of a Bavarian cavalry regiment. Because of this, Wilhelm Bauer, after an apprenticeship as a wood turner, joined the military as well. Working as an artillery engineer he witnessed the German/Danish war for Schleswig-Holstein (1848-1851).

Related Topics:
Engineer - Inventor - Dillingen - Germany - Cavalry - Wood turner - German/Danish war for Schleswig-Holstein

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Seeing how the German northern coast lay under the blockade by the Danish navy, Bauer quickly developed a plan to build a new kind of ship to help break the blockade.

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To accomplish that, Bauer began studying hydraulics and ship construction. But before his studies could bear any fruit the troops of the German Confederation decided to withdraw and leave Schleswig-Holstein to the Danish. Bauer, however, was determined to realize his plan at any cost and quitted service for the German army to join the forces of Schleswig-Holstein.

Related Topics:
Hydraulics - Ship construction - German Confederation - Schleswig-Holstein

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It proved very hard for Bauer, who was in the low military ranks, to bring his plan through the various instances of the military administration and to gain fundings to build his craft. He finally succeeded with the help of Werner von Siemens and others and was granted a small sum of money to built a model of his submarine.

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