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Ferdinand Zeppelin, Graf von

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Ferdinand Zeppelin, Graf von , 1838–1917, German army officer and airship inventor and builder. He entered the Prussian army in 1858 and served in the Seven Weeks War and in the Franco-Prussian War. He was an observer with the Union army during the American Civil War. In 1891 he retired from the Prussian army to devote himself to the building of motor-driven airships. He invented the first rigid airship in 1900, and in 1906 built one that had a speed of 30 mi (48 km) per hr. In 1908 he established at Friederichshafen the Zeppelin Foundation for the development of aerial navigation and the manufacture of airships.

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Zeppelin, Ferdinand, Count von

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Zeppelin, Ferdinand, Count von (1838–1917) German army officer and inventor. Zeppelin served in the armies of Württemburg and Prussia. While an observer with the Union Army during the US Civil War (1861–65), he made his first balloon ascent. In 1900, he invented the first rigid airship, which was called Zeppelin after him.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Zeppelins: a low-impact alternative to flying.(Money & Values) Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 4/28/2008
	Zeppelin flies again in brave new German world of air transport. Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 7/30/2001
	Post Script: Germany marks the zeppelin's 100th anniversary.(Foreign News) Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 7/3/2000