Borsig, August, 1804-1854
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Name (Latin)
Borsig, August, 1804-1854
Date of birth
1804-06-23
Date of death
1854-07-06
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Galm, U. August Borsig, c1987:t.p. (August Borsig) p. 135, etc. (b. 1804; d. 1854)
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Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12815, August Borsig
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Wikipedia description:
Johann Karl Friedrich August Borsig (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːhan ˈkaʁl ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʔaʊɡʊst ˈbɔʁzɪç]; 23 June 1804 – 6 July 1854) was a German businessman who founded the Borsig-Werke factory in 1837, a railroad and steam locomotive manufacturing company. The first engine was finished in 1840 and at the time of his death in 1854 He was in a monopoly position when Borsig Werke had made 500 locomotives and 67 of the 68 new Prussian locomotives came from Borsig factories.
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