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Claudius Dornier

German aircraft designer

Claude (Claudius) Honoré Désiré Dornier (14 May 1884 – 5 December 1969) was a Franco-German airplane designer and founder of Dornier GmbH. His notable designs include the 12-engine Dornier Do X flying boat, for decades the world's largest and most powerful airplane. He also made several other successful aircraft.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Claudius Dornier (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 14, 1884, died Dec 5, 1969.¹

Companies

CMASAFounder¹²
DornierFounder¹³
DornierBoard member 1932 to 1962¹³

Early life and education

Date not recordedTechnical University of Munich³

Career

Occupation: engineer, aerospace engineer, entrepreneur, military flight engineer.⁷

1932 to 1962Board member, Dornier⁶
Date not recordedFounded Dornier⁴
Date not recordedFounded CMASA⁵

Personal life

BornMay 14, 1884, Kempten⁸
DiedDec 5, 1969, Zug⁹
CitizenshipFrance, Germany¹⁰

Awards

1964Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany¹¹
1959Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring¹¹
1922honorary doctor of the University of Stuttgart¹¹
Date not recordedBavarian Order of Merit¹¹
Date not recordedWehrwirtschaftsführer¹¹

Sources

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WikidataClaudius Dornier on Wikidata
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WikidataClaudius Dornier: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataClaudius Dornier: Founded Dornier, on Wikidata
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WikidataClaudius Dornier: Founded CMASA, on Wikidata
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WikidataClaudius Dornier: Board member, Dornier, on Wikidata
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WikidataClaudius Dornier: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataClaudius Dornier: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataClaudius Dornier: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataClaudius Dornier: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataClaudius Dornier: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataCMASA, Founder
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WikidataDornier, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsClaudius Dornier photo by Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 de