Béla Egger (1831–1910) was an Austrian scientist and inventor who contributed to the development of the
automobile
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Biography
Egger was born on 18 May 1831 in
Budapest
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,
Austrian Empire
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. He died on 5 July 1910 in
Vienna
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,
Austria
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Career
In Budapest he founded a factory for the production of low and high current devices and another for incandescent lamps.
He founded the
United Incandescent Lamp and Electricity Company.
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Biography
Scientists from Austria-Hungary
1831 births
1910 deaths
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Scientists from Budapest
Austrian engineers
Austrian inventors
Austrian scientists