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Ferdinand von Zeppelin
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German general and airship pioneer (1838–1917)
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Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August von Zeppelin was a male engineer and military personnel from the Grand Duchy of Baden. Born in Constance on 1838-07-08, he served in the cavalry with the rank of general. His occupations included aircraft pilot and balloonist. He was a member of VDI – The Association of German Engineers and spoke German.
He received the Order of the Black Eagle, Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille, Order of the Crown, and Order of the Saxe-Ernestine. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics and is recognized in the National Inventors Hall Of Fame collection. He held the noble title of count. Ferdinand von Zeppelin died in Berlin on 1917-03-08.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Theo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Grand Duchy of Baden
- Place of birth
- Constance
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Languages spoken
- German
- Noble title
- count
- Military branch
- cavalry
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Ferdinand von Zeppelin.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ferdinand von Zeppelin
- date of death
- 1917-03-08
- date of birth
- 1838-07-08
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- Ferdinand von Zeppelin
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- allegiance
- Grand Duchy of Baden
- name in native language
- Ferdinand von Zeppelin
- birth name
- Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August von Zeppelin
- different from
- German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Family and personal life
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