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August von Borries

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German railway engineer (1852–1906)

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Born: 1852
Died: 1906
Works: 0

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Born: 27 January 1852
Died: 14 February 1906

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Instance of: human
Given name: August
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia
Place of birth: Bad Oeynhausen
Place of death: Merano
Employer: Technische Universität Berlin
Languages spoken: German
Field of work: propulsion

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1852 births 1906 deaths 19th-century German inventors Academic staff of Technische Universität Berlin Engineers from North Rhine-Westphalia German railway mechanical engineers Locomotive builders and designers People from Bad Oeynhausen

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