Carl Hering

Carl Hering (19 March 1860 – 10 May 1926) was an American engineer involved in studies on electric batteries and electric furnaces. He studied mechanical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he earned his Bachelor's degree in 1880 and then stayed on to teach mathematics and mechanical engineering. In 1883, he began his studies in electrical engineering as Erasmus Kittler's first assistant at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of TU Darmstadt, Germany, where the first chair of electrical engineering had been created the year before. and electrolysis, electrochemical and electrophysical processes. In 1887, he obtained his Master of Science also at the University of Philadelphia. In 1889, he participated in the World Exposition in Paris on behalf of the American government and around 1890, he studied the possibility of making electric batteries, obtaining several patents on the subject.

Honors and awards

1891: Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honor