biography
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Zeppelin, Ferdinand (Adolf August Heinrich), Graf von (Count of)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1838–1917)
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| biography:
| German army officer, born in Konstanz, SW Germany. He served in the Franco-Prussian War, and in 1897–1900 constructed his first airship, setting up a factory for their construction at Friedrichshafen. Over 100 zeppelins were used in World War 1. |
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