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Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman, founded the Zeppelin Airship Company (died 1917)
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Ferdinand von Zeppelin
German general and airship pioneer (1838–1917)
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin 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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Zeppelin
Rigid airship type
A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship named after the German inventor Ferdinand von Zeppelin who pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century. Zeppelin's notions were first formulated in 1874 and developed in detail in 1893. They were patented in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)