August Borsig

German businessman, founder of Borsig-Werke (1804-1854)
Person human Q65271
August Borsig
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August Borsig

Summary

August Borsig is a human[1]. His place of birth was Wrocław[2]. He was born on June 23, 1804[3]. He died in Berlin[4]. He died on July 6, 1854[5]. He worked as an entrepreneur[6], industrialist[7], and mechanical engineer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • August Borsig was born in Wrocław[2].
  • August Borsig died in Berlin[4].
  • August Borsig was born on June 23, 1804[3].
  • August Borsig died on July 6, 1854[5].
  • Burial took place at Dorotheenstadt Cemetery[10].
  • A child of August Borsig was August Julius Albert Borsig[11].
  • August Borsig held citizenship in Kingdom of Prussia[12].
  • August Borsig's professions included entrepreneur[6].
  • August Borsig worked as an industrialist[7].
  • August Borsig's professions included mechanical engineer[8].
  • August Borsig's field of work was manufacture of machinery and equipment[13].
  • August Borsig's field of work was entrepreneurship[14].
  • August Borsig is recorded as male[15].
  • August Borsig's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • August Borsig's Commons category is recorded as August Borsig[17].
  • August Borsig's given name is recorded as August[18].
  • August Borsig's topic's main category is recorded as Category:August Borsig[19].
  • August Borsig's Commons gallery is recorded as August Borsig[20].
  • August Borsig's work location is recorded as Berlin[21].
  • August Borsig's described by source is recorded as Svensk uppslagsbok[22].
  • August Borsig's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[23].
  • August Borsig's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • August Borsig's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25].
  • August Borsig's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[26].
  • August Borsig's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Johann Friedrich August Borsig'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Wrocław[2], August Borsig… he was born on June 23, 1804[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include entrepreneur[6], industrialist[7], and mechanical engineer[8]. Fields of work include manufacture of machinery and equipment[13], an economic activity[28] and entrepreneurship[14], an academic major[29].

Personal Life

A child of August Borsig was August Julius Albert Borsig[11].

Death and Burial

August Borsig died on July 6, 1854[5]. He died in Berlin[4]. He is buried at Dorotheenstadt Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

August Borsig ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was August Borsig born?

August Borsig was born in Wrocław[2].

Where did August Borsig die?

August Borsig passed away in Berlin[4].

What did August Borsig do for work?

August Borsig worked as entrepreneur[6], industrialist[7], and mechanical engineer[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Q22341352. runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Wrocław
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P19]]: [[Q1799]], Update NK ČR – P19"
  2. 13d ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation entrepreneur, industrialist, mechanical engineer
    Child August Julius Albert Borsig
    Place of burial Dorotheenstadt Cemetery
    Occupation
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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