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Ferdinand von Zeppelin

German general and later inventor of the Zeppelin rigid airships

b. 1838 CE – d. 1917 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (German: Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin; July 8, 1838 – March 8, 1917) is a German general and later inventor of the Zeppelin rigid airships, founding the company Luftschiffbau Zeppelin.

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Moran, J. (2021). Ferdinand von Zeppelin. History Atlas. Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/ferdinand-von-zeppelin/

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