About Heinrich August Meissner
Lived 1862 – 1940 (aged 78). Heinrich August Meissner was a railway engineer, university teacher and engineer.
Heinrich August Meissner (, January 3, 1862 – January 14, 1940) was a German engineer who was largely responsible for the railway network in the Ottoman Empire, and later helped manage the network in Turkey. He attained the high-ranking honorary title of pasha in the empire.
Personal life Meissner was born in Leipzig in 1862. He studied at the Dresden University of Technology. Interested in the public works being planned in Turkey, he studied the Turkish language, and at the age of 24 moved to the Ottoman Empire.
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Who was Heinrich August Meissner?
German engineer (1862–1940)
When was Heinrich August Meissner born?
Heinrich August Meissner was born on 3 January 1862 in Leipzig.
When did Heinrich August Meissner die?
Heinrich August Meissner died on 14 January 1940 in Istanbul.
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Heinrich August Meissner was a railway engineer, university teacher and engineer.
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Heinrich August Meissner's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Saxony, German Reich.
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