Aubrey Kruger
Aubrey Kruger was a South African draughtsman and inventor.He worked as a draughtsman for the South African Railways and Harbours Administration in East London, Eastern Cape, until 1966. He was then transferred to Durban. In 1973 he moved to East London, Eastern Cape and started a tyre retreading company. In his later years he worked as a draughtsman for an architectural company. After that he became a truss designer for a timber company.Invention
Kruger invented a “Dolos”, a concrete block, in 1963 after being instructed by the South African Railways and Harbours Administration to find a solution for the sea eroding the harbour. The block is reinforced in a complex shape weighing between 80 and 88 tonnes. It is used all over the world in harboursPersonal life
He married Daphne Margaret Bright on 1 February 1958 and they had four children. He died after a stroke in his house in East London, Eastern Cape.
