title: Konrad Grebe
text: # Konrad Grebe
  
  Konrad Grebe (7 June 1907 – 12 July 1972) was a German mining engineer and inventor.
  
  ## Life
  
  He worked as a mining engineer in Ibbenbüren for German company Preussag. In 1937, Grebe invented the Kohlenhobel (coal plow). Grebe was married with Luise Grebe. He was buried at central cemetery in Ibbenbüren.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * 1943: Ehrenzeichen pioneer of labour
  * 1962: Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille
  
  ## Literature
  
  * Hans Röhrs: Die Wiege des Kohlenhobels (with short biography of Konrad Grebes)
  * Klaus Rotte: Kohlenhobel revolutionierte Bergbau: Konrad Grebe – Pionier der Arbeit. in: Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung, 30 December 1998
  