Ferdinand von Zeppelin
1838 – 1917 · aged 79
German general and airship pioneer (1838–1917)
- Born
- 8 Jul 1838 · Constance
- Died
- 8 Mar 1917 · Berlin
Life timeline
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- 8 Jul 1838BornBorn in Constance
- 1888AwardGrand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
- 1906AwardHonorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
- 1908AwardGrashof Commemorative Medal
- 8 Mar 1917DiedDied in Berlin
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Major world events during their lifetime (1838 – 1917).
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1914 – 1918World War I
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
- 1917Balfour Declaration
- 1917February Revolution
- 1917October Revolution
- 1917 – 1922Russian Civil War
Biography
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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