Carl Wilhelm Siemens (en: Charles William Siemens, known as Sir William Siemens) (4 April, 1823 - 19 November, 1883) was a German engineer. He was born in the village of Lenthe, today part of Gehrden, near Hanover, Germany, where his father, Christian Ferdinand Siemens (July 31 1787-January 16 1840), a tenant farmer, farmed an estate belonging to the Crown. His mother was Eleonore Deichmann (1792-July 8 1839), and William, or Carl Wilhelm, … Wikipedia
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