Ferdinand von Zeppelin
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Ferdinand von Zeppelin was a German military officer who pioneered the development of large, rigid airships in the late 1800s and early 1900s. His innovations in airship design were significant enough that the aircraft became known by his name and represented an important early chapter in aviation history.
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- 1838-07-08
- Died
- 1917-03-08
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Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (German: Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin; 8 July 1838 – 8 March 1917) was a German general and later inventor of the Zeppelin rigid airships. His name became synonymous with airships and dominated long-distance flight until the 1930s. He founded the company Luftschiffbau Zeppelin.
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