Friedrich Wilhelm Gustav Bruhn
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Friedrich Wilhelm Gustav Bruhn (11 November 1853 – 1927) was a
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inventor.


Life

Bruhn invented modern
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in Berlin. He worked for German company Westendarp & Pieper Hamburg. In 1920 he became leader of this company. Bruhn was married and had three children. His daughter Adele married architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. His son Wolfgang Bruhn was an art historian.


Literature

*Zeitschrift für das gesamte Local- und Straßenbahn-Wesen, Bde. 8–10, Bergmann 1889, S. 158. * Der Motorwagen. Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift, 25:1922, S. 123. * Zeitschrift für Flugtechnik und Motorluftschifffahrt, Bd. 9:1918, S. XXIII


External links


Depatisnet:Bibliographische Daten (Deutsches Patent und Markenamt


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bruhn, Friedrich Wilhelm Gustav 20th-century German inventors Businesspeople from Lübeck 1853 births 1927 deaths