AEG

former German electrical engineering and manufacturing company (1883–1996)
Organization business Q158276
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AEG

Summary

AEG is a business[1]. AEG ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,729 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • AEG received the Innovation Prize of the German Economy[3].
  • AEG is in the country of Germany[4].
  • AEG's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • AEG's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • AEG's instance of is recorded as concern[7].
  • AEG's instance of is recorded as aerospace manufacturer[8].
  • AEG's founder is recorded as Emil Rathenau[9].
  • AEG is owned by Daimler-Benz AG[10].
  • AEG's headquarters location is recorded as Frankfurt[11].
  • AEG's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[12].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as AEG factories at Humboldthain[13].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Sächsische Elektrizitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft[14].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Elektrizitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft[15].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Thüringer Electricitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft[16].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Küppersbusch[17].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Lloyd Dynamowerke[18].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Elektrowatt[19].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Hartung-Jachmann[20].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Hydrawerk[21].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Kohlenveredlung und Schwelwerke[22].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Leitz Wetzlar[23].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as VEM Sachsenwerk[24].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as VEB Stahl- und Walzwerk Hennigsdorf[25].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Neue Automobil Gesellschaft[26].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Vereinigte Isolatorenwerke[27].

Body

Founding

AEG's founder is recorded as Emil Rathenau[9]. April 19, 1883 marks the founding of AEG[28]. AEG's location of formation is recorded as Berlin[29].

Identity

Part of include list of German companies by employees in 1938[30] and MDAX[31].

Leadership

AEG's chairperson is recorded as Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault[32]. Directors / managers include Ernst Georg Stöckl[33], Emil Rathenau[34], Felix Deutsch[35], Hermann Bücher[36], Friedrich Spennrath[37], and Hans Constantin Boden[38].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Frankfurt[11], a big city[39], in Francia[40], founded in 0100[41] and Berlin[12], a seat of government[42], in Margraviate of Brandenburg[43], founded in 1244[44]. AEG's parent organization or unit is recorded as Daimler-Benz AG[45]. Subsidiaries include AEG factories at Humboldthain[13], an industrial plant[46], in Germany[47], founded in 1894[48]; Sächsische Elektrizitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft[14], an organization[49], in German Reich[50], founded in 1898[51], headquartered in Siegmar[52]; Elektrizitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft[15], an organization[53], in German Reich[54], founded in 1896[55], headquartered in Grunewald[56]; Thüringer Electricitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft[16]; Küppersbusch[17], a business[57], in Germany[58], founded in 1875[59]; and Lloyd Dynamowerke[18], an automobile manufacturer[60], in Germany[61], founded in 1915[62], headquartered in Bremen[63].

Industry

Industries include automotive industry[64], electrical industry[65], home appliance industry[66], and aerospace industry[67].

Ownership

AEG is owned by Daimler-Benz AG[10]. Products include car[68], electrical energy[69], home appliance[70], and military aircraft[71].

Recognition

AEG received the Innovation Prize of the German Economy[3].

Dissolution

AEG was dissolved in October 2, 1996[72].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for AEG include AEG’s Turbine factory[73], a building complex[74], in Germany[75], founded in 1908[76].

Why It Matters

AEG ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,729 views/month).[2] AEG has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[77] AEG is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[78]

Entities named for AEG include AEG’s Turbine factory[73], a building complex[74], in Germany[75], founded in 1908[76].

FAQs

What awards did AEG receive?

Honors received include Innovation Prize of the German Economy[3].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [77] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [78] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Sitelink count → 35
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    Replaced by → Daimler-Benz AG, AEG
    Child organization or unit → AEG factories at Humboldthain, Sächsische Elektrizitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft, Elektrizitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft +15
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