Died 1942-03-12.
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Robert Bosch
Robert Bosch was a German business magnate, engineer and inventor. He was the founder of Bosch.
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business · German industrialist, engineer and inventor · entrepreneur · inventor · artisan · engineer · industrialist · factory owner · also Robert Bosch, Bosch
Born 23 September 1861 · Died 12 March 1942 · Q71032
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1937· 1 entry
Bosch had restructured his company as a private limited company (close corporation)
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1931· 1 entry
Awarded Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches (1931).
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1900· 1 entry
In addition to using the device on motor vehicles, the Bosch magneto ignition was used in the Daimler engines on the Zeppelin
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1899· 1 entry
Entered the French market as the Automatic Magneto Electric Ignition Company, Ltd
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1893· 1 entry
Frederick Richard Simms met with Bosch, with the goal of adapting the stationary engine magnetos Bosch was building so they could be adapted to motor vehicles
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1887· 1 entry
Gottlieb Daimler asked Bosch if he could build a device similar to the low-voltage magneto device with firing points the Gasoline Engine Factory Deutz was using in their four-stroke engine
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1881· 1 entry
Fulfilled his year of military service in Ulm, followed by employment with Schuckert & Co
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1861· 1 entry
Born 1861-09-23.
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