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Niklaus Riggenbach
1817 – 1899
Sobre la personalidad
Resumen de WikipediaNiklaus Riggenbach was an Alsatian-born Swiss mechanic, railway engineer, politician and inventor of the rack railway system as well as the counter-pressure brake. Riggenbach was primarily known for introducing his railway system and using it within the tourism industry such as on the Rigi, Pilatus or even on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway in India. In 1878 he was the recipient of a gold medal at the World Exhibition in Paris. He served on the Cantonal Council of Solothurn from 1866 to 1868.
Datos biográficos y profesionales
Fecha de nacimiento
21 de mayo de 1817
Guebwiller
Fecha de fallecimiento
25 de julio de 1899
Olten
Nacionalidad
Suiza
Profesión y actividad
inventoringenieroingeniero ferroviario
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