Dornier

German aircraft manufacturer (1922-2002)
Organization privately_held_company Q165765
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Dornier was a Friedrichshafen-based Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung active in the aircraft industry, aircraft construction, aerospace, and weapons industry[1]. It produced airplanes and operated as a subsidiary of Daimler-Benz AG.

The company was dissolved in 2002.

Dornier

Summary

Dornier is a privately held company[1]. Dornier ranks in the top 5% of privately_held_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dornier received the Innovation Prize of the German Economy[3].
  • Dornier is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Dornier's image is recorded as Dornier Do 27 (8736771770).jpg[5].
  • Dornier's image is recorded as 01 United States Air Force, Dornier Do-328-110, Larnaca, Cyprus.jpg[6].
  • Dornier's instance of is recorded as privately held company[7].
  • Dornier's instance of is recorded as aerospace manufacturer[8].
  • Dornier's founder is recorded as Claudius Dornier[9].
  • Dornier's logo image is recorded as Dornier GmbH Logo.png[10].
  • Dornier's followed by is recorded as Airbus SE[11].
  • Dornier's headquarters location is recorded as Friedrichshafen[12].
  • Dornier's headquarters location is recorded as Lindau[13].
  • Dornier's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 147221580[14].
  • Dornier's Commons category is recorded as Dornier Flugzeugwerke[15].
  • Dornier's industry is recorded as aircraft industry[16].
  • Dornier's industry is recorded as aircraft construction[17].
  • Dornier's industry is recorded as aerospace[18].
  • Dornier's industry is recorded as weapons industry[19].
  • +1922-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Dornier[20].
  • Dornier was dissolved in +2002-00-00T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Dornier's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0n4kn[22].
  • Dornier's parent organization or unit is recorded as Daimler-Benz AG[23].
  • Dornier's parent organization or unit is recorded as Airbus SAS[24].
  • Dornier's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dornier Flugzeugwerke[25].
  • Dornier's Commons gallery is recorded as Dornier[26].
  • Dornier's product or material produced is recorded as airplane[27].

Body

Founding

Dornier's founder is recorded as Claudius Dornier[9]. +1922-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Dornier[20].

Identity

Dornier's followed by is recorded as Airbus SE[11].

Leadership

Board members include Claudius Dornier[28], a military flight engineer[29], 1884–1969[30], of France[31], awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit[32], specialised in aerospace manufacturer[33].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Friedrichshafen[12], a district capital[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1811[36] and Lindau[13], a Greater district town[37], in Germany[38]. Parent organizations include Daimler-Benz AG[23], an automobile manufacturer[39], in Germany[40], founded in 1926[41], headquartered in Stuttgart[42] and Airbus SAS[24], a company[43], in France[44], founded in 1969[45], headquartered in Blagnac[46].

Industry

Industries include aircraft industry[16], aircraft construction[17], aerospace[18], and weapons industry[19].

Ownership

Dornier's product or material produced is recorded as airplane[27].

Recognition

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

Dissolution

Dornier was dissolved in +2002-00-00T00:00:00Z[21].

Why It Matters

Dornier ranks in the top 5% of privately_held_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month).[2] Dornier has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Dornier is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

What awards did Dornier receive?

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

References

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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