Borsig, August (1804 - 1854)

German railway engineer, entrepreneur and founder of the Borsig plants; Borsig is considered as co-founder of the modern german iron industry, synonymous "Locomotive king"

variant spelling:
Borsig, August; Borsig, Johann Friedrich August

Curriculum vitae

* 23.06.1804	Breslau	Born at 23 June in Breslau
1820 - 1823		Carpenter's apprentice
1823 - 1825	Berlin	Visit of the Commercial Institute in Berlin without degree
1825	Berlin	Starting work as a technician in the Engells' "New Berlin Iron Foundry"
1837	Berlin	Formation of his own machinery company with 50 employees
22.07.1837	Berlin	First iron casting at Borsig
24.07.1841	Berlin	First successful test drive at Borsig Locomotive
1846	Berlin	100th Locomotive of Borsig company
1846	Berlin	Contract for the construction of a hammer and rolling mill in Berlin-Moabit
1848	Berlin	Participation in the March Revolution in Berlin as a major in the militia
1854	Berlin	500th Locomotive "Greif"
† 06.07.1854	Berlin	Died at 06 July in Berlin

Collections

		Industrial Revolution, ca. 1780-1850
		Industrialisation, ca. 1850-1920

Secondary literature

August Borsig - Pionier des Berliner Maschinenbaus, in: Maschinenbau-Technik
Author: Mauersberger, Klaus
Published: 1987

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DMG-Lib		https://www.dmg-lib.org/dmglib/handler?biogr=2451004
Europeana		http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/2020801/dmglib_handler_biogr_2451004.html
GBV		http://gso.gbv.de/PPN?PPN=079446396

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