Werner von Siemens
1816 – 1892 · aged 76
German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816–1892)
- Born
- 13 Dec 1816 · Lenthe
- Died
- 6 Dec 1892 · Charlottenburg
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- 13 Dec 1816BornBorn in Lenthe
- 1873AwardCommander's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph
- 1878AwardCommander's Cross of the Order of the Crown of Prussia
- 1886AwardHonorary doctor of the Heidelberg University
- 1886AwardHonorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
- 1886AwardPour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
- 1892AwardOrder of Saint Michael
- 6 Dec 1892DiedDied in Charlottenburg
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- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
Biography
Ernst Werner Siemens (von Siemens from 1888; SEEM-ənz; German: [ˈziːməns, -mɛns]; 13 December 1816 – 6 December 1892) was a German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist. Siemens's name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance, the siemens. He founded the electrical and telecommunications conglomerate Siemens and invented the electric tram, trolley bus, electric locomotive and electric elevator.
His dynamo laid the foundation for the modern age of electricity and he was involved in the development of the electric car.
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