Konrad von Rauschenberger
graduated as a civil engineer (B) in 1951Born in Hungary in 1924 he came to Denmark in 1945, after having studied for 2 years in Budapest
In 1956 he together with J.K. Nielsen co-founded the company Nielsen & Rauschenberger - now NIRASSince 1951 he has worked on the construction and development of the Greenland water supply system
His interest in water supply has led to solutions with similar water supply projects in less developed countriesHe has also contributed with several papers as well as lectures on the problems of water supply in artic environments
He retired from the company in 1989Arne Herrmann Jensen
graduated as a civil engineer (B) in 1952From 1954 onwards he was employed by Lyngby-Tårbæk Kommune with assignments in road construction and sewage plants, before coming to Nielsen & Rauschenberger in 1961
Among other things, his work consisted of municipal technical projects, e.g. projects concerning networks for the distribution of natural gasHis main tasks were planning, designing and how to run waterworks and recovery plants in towns and hamlets in Greenland
His work made for extensive travels to the western as well as the eastern parts of GreenlandHe retired from the company in 1993
Konrad von Rauschenberger, 1924 - 2015
Arne Herrmann Jensen, 1929 - 2024
The authors wish to assert their rights to this web-published version of their book "Grønlands Vandforsyning 1950-1990", ISBN 87-984385-0-6.
All photographs in this web-based edition are by the authors.
Translation is by Michael von Rauschenberger
All photographs in this web-based edition are by the authors.
Translation is by Michael von Rauschenberger