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| Dr.-Ing. Richard Linde at the age of 53 (1929). |
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| Carl von Linde’s second son studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University in Munich until 1900 and received a Doctorate in technical sciences at the Laboratory for Technical Physics at TU Munich. After working at Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nürnberg (MAN) for about two years, he took a position in Department B at Linde in Höllriegelskreuth. There he worked at first with his father on the development of equipment for air liquefaction and gas separation. |
In the beginning still with his brother-in-law Rudolf Wucherer and later with various different employees, he was successful in developing many new separating processes and rectification columns.
In 1914 he received power of attorney and responsibility for facilities engineering as well as all business to do with supplying gas liquefaction and separation plants, which required the highest level of commitment, especially during the war period. In 1928 Richard Linde was appointed to the Executive Board and remained the top developer and engineer in Department B until 1949.
Richard Linde lost three of his five sons during the Nazi period. The oldest, Helmut, and the second oldest, Werner, had both worked for the Linde Company after receiving their Doctoral degrees. The third son Gustav committed suicide in 1935 at the family’s summer home in Berchtesgaden. Dr. Hermann Linde, who began working for the company in 1948, was appointed to the Executive Board in 1961 and acted as its speaker from 1972- 76. The youngest son Gerhard worked as sales manager for Linde in Höllriegelskreuth.
Richard Linde changed to the company’s Supervisory Board in 1949 and stepped down in 1955. He died on January 16, 1961 in Munich.