Eugen Langen
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Eugen Langen

German entrepreneur, engineer and inventor

Carl Eugen Langen (9 October 1833 in Cologne – 2 October 1895 in Elsdorf) was a German entrepreneur, engineer and inventor, involved in the development of the petrol engine and the Wuppertal Suspension Railway. In 1857 he worked in his father's sugar factory, JJ Langen & Söhne, and after extensive technical training at the Polytechnic institute in Karlsruhe, patented a method for producing sugar cubes.2

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Born Oct 9, 1833, died Oct 2, 1895.1

About

In 1870 he co-founded Pfeifer & Langen, still in operation today. He sold this method in 1872 to Sir Henry Tate of England, founder of the Tate Gallery in London.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedPolytechnikum Karlsruhe3

Career

Occupation: inventor, entrepreneur.5

Personal life

  • BornOct 9, 1833, Cologne6
  • DiedOct 2, 1895, Elsdorf7
  • CitizenshipKingdom of Prussia8
  • Children139

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