Claudius Dornier
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Claude (Claudius) Honoré Desiré Dornier born in 1884 and died 1969. He is most famous as a German airplane builder and founder of Dornier GmbH. His legacy remains in the few aircraft named after him, including the Dornier Do 18.
Claude Dornier was born in Bavaria where he grew up and attended school, with science being his chief interest. Dornier then moved to Munich, where he graduated in 1907 from the Technical University.
As a young engineer he first worked on strength calculations at Nagel Engineering Works in Karlsruhe. In 1910, he joined Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, where his advanced abilities quickly attracted count Ferdinand von Zeppelin's attention. Soon appointed as the count's personal scientific advisor, Dornier began fundamental research and design on improving the strength of light metal sections and later on aircraft engineering and giant metal flying boats.
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The Dornier company now also makes medical equipment, such as a lithotriptor to treat kidney stones.
External link
- About Claude Dornier (http://www.dornier.com/global/about_us_claude.html)
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