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 (11,582 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 instance of is recorded as privately held company[5].
  • Dornier's instance of is recorded as aerospace manufacturer[6].
  • Dornier's founder is recorded as Claudius Dornier[7].
  • Dornier was followed by Airbus SE[8].
  • Dornier's headquarters location is recorded as Friedrichshafen[9].
  • Dornier's headquarters location is recorded as Lindau[10].
  • Dornier's Commons category is recorded as Dornier Flugzeugwerke[11].
  • Dornier's industry is recorded as aircraft industry[12].
  • Dornier's industry is recorded as aircraft construction[13].
  • Dornier's industry is recorded as aerospace[14].
  • Dornier's industry is recorded as weapons industry[15].
  • January 1, 1922 marks the founding of Dornier[16].
  • Dornier was dissolved in 2002[17].
  • Dornier's parent organization or unit is recorded as Daimler-Benz AG[18].
  • Dornier's parent organization or unit is recorded as Airbus SAS[19].
  • Dornier's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dornier Flugzeugwerke[20].
  • Dornier's Commons gallery is recorded as Dornier[21].
  • Dornier's product or material produced is recorded as airplane[22].
  • Dornier's participant in is recorded as forced labour under German rule during World War II[23].
  • Dornier's legal form is recorded as Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung[24].
  • Dornier's board member is recorded as Claudius Dornier[25].
  • Dornier's board member is recorded as Claudius Dornier[26].
  • Dornier's IPv6 routing prefix is recorded as 2001:16f0:d054::/48[27].

Body

Founding

Dornier's founder is recorded as Claudius Dornier[7]. January 1, 1922 marks the founding of Dornier[16].

Identity

Dornier was followed by Airbus SE[8].

Leadership

Board members include Claudius Dornier[25], a military flight engineer[28], 1884–1969[29], of France[30], awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit[31], specialised in aerospace manufacturer[32].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Friedrichshafen[9], a district capital[33], in Germany[34], founded in 1811[35] and Lindau[10], a Greater district town[36], in Germany[37]. Parent organizations include Daimler-Benz AG[18], an automobile manufacturer[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1926[40], headquartered in Stuttgart[41] and Airbus SAS[19], a company[42], in France[43], founded in 1969[44], headquartered in Blagnac[45].

Industry

Industries include aircraft industry[12], aircraft construction[13], aerospace[14], and weapons industry[15].

Ownership

Dornier's product or material produced is recorded as airplane[22].

Recognition

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

Dissolution

Dornier was dissolved in 2002[17].

Why It Matters

Dornier ranks in the top 5% of privately_held_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,582 views/month).[2] Dornier has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Dornier is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

What awards did Dornier receive?

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GRID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . textielmuseum.nl. Retrieved . textielmuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Nuremberg Trials Project. nuremberg.law.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . apps.db.ripe.net. apps.db.ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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