Franz Reuleaux

Franz Reuleaux
Born30 September 1829 Edit this on Wikidata
Eschweiler Edit this on Wikidata
Died20 August 1905 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 75)
Academic career
Doctoral advisorFerdinand Redtenbacher
Doctoral studentsCarl von Linde
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Franz Reuleaux (French: [ʁœlo]; German: [ʁøˈloː]; 30 September 1829 – 20 August 1905) was a German mechanical engineer and a lecturer at Technische Hochschule Berlin (today Technische Universität Berlin), later appointed as the president of the academy. He was often called the father of kinematics. He was a leader in his profession, contributing to many important domains of science and knowledge.

Today, he may be best remembered for the Reuleaux triangle, a curve of constant width that he helped develop as a useful mechanical form.