Magnus Volk
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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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Magnus Volk canonical | 2 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
electric railway
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electric railway ⓘ electrical engineer ⓘ inventor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| basedIn | Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designed |
Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway
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Volk's Electric Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electric railways
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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
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pioneering electric railways ⓘ |
| location |
Brighton
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Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
built one of the world’s oldest operating electric railways
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introduced electric street lighting in Brighton ⓘ |
| notableWork | Volk's Electric Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
electrical engineer
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engineer ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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