Hugo Junkers
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Hugo Junkers was a German engineer and industrialist who lived from 1859 to 1935. He was born on February 3, 1859, and died on February 3, 1935.
His professional output included five works. His name appears in 109 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- Born
- Hugo Junkers , ( 1859-02-03 ) 3 February 1859, Rheydt , Rhine Province , Kingdom of Prussia
- Died
- 3 February 1935 (1935-02-03) (aged 76), Gauting , Bavaria , Nazi Germany
- Resting place
- Munich Waldfriedhof
- Education
- Technische Universität Berlin , RWTH Aachen
- Occupation
- Engineer
- Spouse
- Therese Ida Bennhold
- Parents
- Johann Heinrich Junkers Luise Junkers
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hugo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Rheydt
- Place of death
- Gauting
- Occupation
- engineer
- Educated at
- Technische Universität Berlin
- Employer
- RWTH Aachen University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- aerospace engineering
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2005-0007, Hugo Junkers.jpg
- Work location
- Aachen
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- place of burial
- Munich Forest Cemetery
- Commons category
- Hugo Junkers
- date of birth
- 1859-02-03
- date of death
- 1935-02-03
- member of
- Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
- name in native language
- Hugo Junkers
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Encyclopedic overview
Hugo Junkers (3 February 1859 – 3 February 1935) was a German aircraft engineer and aircraft designer who pioneered the design of all-metal airplanes and flying wings. His company, Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG (Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works), was one of the mainstays of the German aircraft industry in the years between World War I and World War II. His multi-engined, all-metal passenger and freight planes helped establish airlines in Germany and around the world.
In addition to aircraft, Junkers also built both diesel and petrol engines and held various thermodynamic and metallurgical patents. He was also one of the main sponsors of the Bauhaus movement and facilitated the move of the Bauhaus from Weimar to Dessau (where his factory was situated) in 1925.
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