Rudolph Philip Waagner

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Rudolph Philip Waagner (born July 16, 1827 in Korneuburg , † 1888 ) was an Austrian civil engineer .

biography

Waagner founded his company in 1854 as a small trading company in Vienna . The company was founded through the merger of his metalworking business and those of Anton Biró and Albert Milde .

Initially, the Rudolph Philip Waagner company had a small foundry in Weidling and acquired a good reputation for producing high-quality steel. In 1880 Gustav Ritter von Leon bought the company and added it to his bridge building business. Through various mergers and changes, today's Waagner-Biro was founded in 1924, based in Vienna.

literature

  • Harald Mandl: 140 years of Waagner-Biró. (1854-1994) . Waagner-Biró AG., Vienna 1995.
personal data
SURNAME Waagner, Rudolph Philip
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian civil engineer
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1827
PLACE OF BIRTH Korneuburg
DATE OF DEATH 1888