Johann Karl Friedrich August Borsig (German pronunciation:[ˈjoːhanˈkaʁlˈfʁiːdʁɪçˈʔaʊɡʊstˈbɔʁzɪç]; 23 June 1804 – 6 July 1854) was a German businessman who founded the Borsig-Werke factory.
Borsig was born in Breslau (Wrocław), the son of cuirassier and carpenter foreman Johann George Borsig. After learning his father's trade, he first attended the Königliche Provinzial-Kunst- und Bauschule (Royal Provincial Art and Building school), then until fall of 1825 the Königliche Gewerbe-Institut (Royal Institute of Trade). He received his practical training in engine construction at the Neue Berliner Eisengießerei (New Iron Foundry of Berlin) of F. A. Egells, where one of his first tasks was the assembly of a steam engine in Waldenburg, Silesia. After the successful completion of this task, Borsig was made factory manager for eight years. In 1828, he married Louise Pahl; they had one son, Albert.
Johann Karl Friedrich AugustBorsig (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːhan ˈkaʁl ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʔaʊɡʊst ˈbɔʁzɪç]; 23 June 1804 – 6 July 1854) was a German businessman...
August Julius Albert Borsig (born 7 March 1829 in Berlin; died 10 April 1878 in Berlin) was a German entrepreneur. He was the son of AugustBorsig and...
Borsig is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arnold Borsig [de] (1867–1897), German entrepreneur AugustBorsig (1804–1854), German businessman...
Rheinmetall-Borsig, which was owned by the Federal Republic of Germany, was taken over by Röchlingsche Eisen- und Stahlwerke GmbH. In August, Borsig was sold...
1913, and in the 1930s absorbed the work of the AugustBorsig locomotive factory, being renamed the Borsig Lokomotiv Werke GmbH until 1944. After the Second...
The Borsig Palace (German: Palais Borsig) was an iconic building at the corner of Voßstraße and Wilhelmstraße in the center of Berlin and one of the grandest...
company [de]. Conrad von Borsig was the son of Albert Borsig and the grandson of AugustBorsig. His brothers were Ernst and Arnold. Borsig attended the Luisengymnasium...
Borsig locomotive works can refer to: The AugustBorsig Lokomotiv-Werke in Tegel, Berlin owned by AugustBorsig (before the 1930s) The Borsig Lokomotiv...
because Germany only became a unified country in 1871. Train factory of AugustBorsig in 1847 Many companies, such as steam-machine producer J. Kemna, modeled...
into place. A building was erected especially for the steam engine (AugustBorsig) and its pump machine from 1841 to 1843 on the shore of the Havel. Disguised...
social origins of the economic bourgeoisie varied. Some of them, such as AugustBorsig, were social climbers from artisan circles, while a considerable number...
which was destroyed in World War II.) The bust of the industrialist AugustBorsig was created by Christian Daniel Rauch. The cemetery was enlarged several...
fulfilled. In October 1842 an 81.4 horsepower steam engine built by AugustBorsig started working and made the water jet of the Great Fountain below the...
Carl F. W. Borgward (1890–1963), founder of Borgward AugustBorsig (1804–1854), founder of Borsig Werke Robert Bosch (1861–1942), industrialist, engineer...
a German physicist and mathematician, developed quantum mechanics AugustBorsig (1804–1854), a German businessman who made steam engines Ernst Cassirer...
independently designed locomotive in Germany was the Beuth, built by AugustBorsig in 1841. The first locomotive produced by Henschel-Werke in Kassel,...
After that he did his practical training at the firm of Borsig, where he got to know AugustBorsig personally. Schwartzkopff finished his training with a...
Ernst August Paul Borsig (13 September 1869 in Berlin-Moabit – 6 January 1933 in Gut Groß Behnitz, Brandenburg) was a German industrialist. Borsig graduated...
Chausseestraße 3/4, later expanding it to include Chausseestraße 5/6. In 1837 AugustBorsig established a factory at Chausseestraße 1–3, to be followed in 1839...
by AugustBorsig Borsigwerke (Berlin U-Bahn), a subway station of the Berlin U-Bahn Borsig Werke, a pseudonym of Alexander Hacke, musician Borsig Lokomotiv...
use). It is one of the largest brick structures in Europe. By July – AugustBorsig completes the first steam locomotive built in Germany. Mordecai W. Jackson...
the site of several ironworks and engineering shops, among them the AugustBorsig and Johann Friedrich Ludwig Wöhlert locomotive companies established...
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