Anton Ullrich

Johannes Anton Ullrich (1826 - 1895) was a German industrialist, inventor, and co-founder of the "Gebrüder Ullrich" in the Rhineland-Palatinate.

Life

Anton Ullrich was born on the 30 August 1826 in the small village of Maikammer, Germany. He was the youngest son of an international merchant, Leonhard Ullrich, and his wife Regina Damm. Anton Ullrich worked in his father's store, before founding the "Gebrüder Ullrich" with his younger brother Franz Ullrich. In 1851 Anton Ullrich invented the folding ruler, and in 1887 obtained the patent for the springed hinge of the folding ruler. The "Gebrüder Ullrich" company expanded quickly and later built another factory site in the neighbouring village of Kirrweiler.

Factory Sights

* Annweiler am Trifels, Germany
* Bellheim, Germany
* Bureaux et Magasins, France
* Châlons sur Marne, France
* Kirrweiler, Germany
* Maikammer, Germany
* Schifferstadt, Germany

External links

* [http://www.maikammer.de/erlebnisland/sehenswertes/klappmeter-denkmal.html "Gebrüder Ullrich" Memorial] Maikammer memorial to the "Gebrüder Ullrich" (In German)

* [http://www.stabila.com/main.taf?p=6 Stabila] Brief history of the Stabila Company

* [http://www.stabila.de/ger/unternehmen/geschichte/geschichte.html History of Stabila] (In German)

References

;Publications
*cite book | last = Berthold | first = Franz | authorlink = Franz Berthold| year = 1990 | title = Die Ullrich'schen Werke - Ein Beitrag zur Industriegeschichte der Pfalz| publisher = Annweiler, Germany |

*cite book | last = Biundo, Georg and Hess, Hans| first = | authorlink = Georg Biundo | year = 1968 | title = Annweiler - Geschichte einer alten Reichsstadt| publisher = Studio Hruschka, Mannheim, Germany |

*cite book | last = Damm, Johannes and Treptow, Hans| first = | authorlink = Johannes Damm | year = 1986 | title = Ortschronik Maikammer-Alsterweiler| publisher = Heinrich Schreck KG, Maikammer, Germany |

*cite book | last = Kölsch, Hans-Joachim and Pfundstein, Sonja| first = | authorlink = Hans-Joachim Kölsch | year = 2004 | title = Annweiler - Zeitsprünge | publisher = Oaklands Book Services Ltd, England |