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Ernst Werner von Siemens
1816 – 1892
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryErnst Werner Siemens was a German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist. Siemens's name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance, the siemens. He founded the electrical and telecommunications conglomerate Siemens and invented the electric tram, trolley bus, electric locomotive and electric elevator.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
December 13, 1816
Lenthe
Date of death
December 6, 1892
Charlottenburg
Citizenship
German Reich
Occupations & fields
entrepreneurmilitary engineerinventorengineerpoliticianrailway engineer
Awards & honours
Honorary doctor of the Heidelberg UniversityCommander's Cross of the Order of Franz JosephCommander's Cross of the Order of the Crown of PrussiaPour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderOrder of Saint MichaelPour le Mérite
- Field and occupation
- nemecký vynálezca a priemyselník
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