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- 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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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.
- Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin
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Apr 17, 2024 · Ferdinand, Graf von Zeppelin, German military official who was the first notable builder of rigid dirigible airships, for which his surname is still a popular generic term. His lighter-than-air craft first flew in 1900, and a number were built in the ensuing decade.
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Feb 20, 2019 · Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin was the inventor of the rigid airship or dirigible balloon. He was born July 8, 1838, in Konstanz, Prussia, and educated at the Ludwigsburg Military Academy and the University of Tübingen.
- Mary Bellis
Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin (183 –1917) was a German general, an aircraft manufacturer and designer of rigid airships - Zeppelins. He was born in Konstanz, Grand Duchy of Baden on 8 July 1838 in an old noble family.
The first Zeppelin airship was designed by Ferdinand, Graf von Zeppelin, a retired German army officer, and made its initial flight from a floating hangar on Lake Constance, near Friedrichshafen, Germany, on July 2, 1900.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Among the historical pioneers, one name is particularly closely associated with its development: Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin, inventor of the famous airship that bears his name. Graf...
Mar 14, 2008 · Giant Robotic Spy Blimp Creeps Forward. The Baron's Big Balloon. Count Zeppelin's airship made its first flight over Lake Constance (or Bodensee) in southern Germany on July 2, 1900. Courtesy...