Magnus Volk

E891923

Magnus Volk was a British electrical engineer and inventor best known for pioneering electric railways, including creating one of the world’s oldest operating electric railways in Brighton.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electric railway
electric railway
electrical engineer
inventor
person
basedIn Brighton NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
United Kingdom
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
designed Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway NERFINISHED
Volk's Electric Railway NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork electric railways
electrical engineering
founded Volk's Electric Railway NERFINISHED
gender male
hasHeritage German descent
hasNameInLanguage Magnus Volk (English) NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation one of the world’s oldest operating electric railways
inception 1883
knownFor Volk's Electric Railway NERFINISHED
pioneering electric railways
location Brighton NERFINISHED
Brighton NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableAchievement built one of the world’s oldest operating electric railways
introduced electric street lighting in Brighton
notableWork Volk's Electric Railway NERFINISHED
occupation electrical engineer
engineer
inventor
placeOfBirth Brighton NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Brighton NERFINISHED

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