Alexander Bernhard Dräger
German engineer, industrialist and inventor
About Alexander Bernhard Dräger
Lived 1870 – 1928 (aged 57). Alexander Bernhard Dräger was an engineer and industrialist.
Alexander Bernhard Dräger (14 June 1870, Howe - 12 January 1928, Lübeck), was a German engineer, industrialist and inventor.
Dräger was born in the village of Howe (now part of Kirchwerder, Bergedorf, Hamburg. In 1889, Bernhard's father and Carl Adolf Gerling founded Firma Dräger und Gerling in Lübeck to exploit industrial gas technology. In 1902, Heinrich took Bernhard into partnership, and the firm's name was changed to Drägerwerk Heinr. und Bernh. Dräger. The firm specialised in self-contained breathing sets for industrial and rescue workers and for divers, and welding and cutting torches. The company still exists today, as Drägerwerk AG.
Bernhard filed at least one patent application for his developments.
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Who was Alexander Bernhard Dräger?
German engineer, industrialist and inventor
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Alexander Bernhard Dräger was born on 14 June 1870 in Hamburg.
When did Alexander Bernhard Dräger die?
Alexander Bernhard Dräger died on 12 January 1928 in Lübeck.
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Alexander Bernhard Dräger was an engineer and industrialist.
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Alexander Bernhard Dräger's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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