Henry Dübs

German-born British engineer

Henry Dübs (1816 – 24 April 1876), was a 19th century German-born engineer and shipbuilder in Scotland.2

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Born 1816, died Apr 24, 1876.1

Companies

Early life and education

Born Heinrich Dübs in Guntersblum near Darmstadt in the then Rhenish Hesse section of south-west Germany, he emigrated to Great Britain and founded Dübs & Company, at one time the second largest locomotive manufacturer in Britain.

Dübs was apprenticed to a machine tooling business around 1830. At the age of 21, having gained further experience in Mainz and Aachen, he had become a machine shop manager.

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Career

Occupation: engineer, entrepreneur.4

Personal life

  • Born1816, Guntersblum5
  • DiedApr 24, 1876, Glasgow6
  • CitizenshipGermany7