Konrad von Rauschenberger

graduated as a civil engineer (B) in 1951.

Born 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 NIRAS.

Since 1951 he has worked on the construction and development of the Greenland water supply plants

His interest for water supply has led to solutions in similar projects in undeveloped countries

He has also contributed with papers as well as lectures on the problems of water supply in artic environments

He retired from the company in 1989

Arne Herrmann Jensen

graduated as a civil engineer (B) in 1952

From 1954 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 gas

His main tasks were planning, designing and how to run water works and recovery plants in towns and hamlets in Greenland

His work made for extensive travels to the westerns as well as eastern parts of Greenland

He retired from the company in 1993

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, except for Nuuk and Illulisat by TransKendal