Telefunken

German radio and television apparatus company, founded in Berlin in 1903; joint venture of Siemens & Halske and Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG)
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Telefunken

Summary

Telefunken is a business[1]. Telefunken ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Telefunken is the creator of Lilly Reich[3].
  • Telefunken is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Telefunken's image is recorded as Telefunken Hannover.JPG[5].
  • Telefunken's image is recorded as Telefunken Partner 200 1976 1978 radio receiver made in Germany.jpg[6].
  • Telefunken's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • Telefunken's instance of is recorded as radio manufacturer[8].
  • Telefunken's instance of is recorded as telegraphic address[9].
  • Telefunken's instance of is recorded as brand[10].
  • Telefunken's founder is recorded as Georg von Arco[11].
  • Telefunken's logo image is recorded as Telefunken logo.svg[12].
  • Telefunken's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[13].
  • Telefunken's headquarters location is recorded as Frankfurt[14].
  • Telefunken's ISNI is recorded as 0000000119586812[15].
  • Telefunken's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 125361907[16].
  • Telefunken's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 154127056[17].
  • Telefunken's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12405576z[18].
  • Telefunken's IdRef ID is recorded as 157864227[19].
  • Telefunken's child organization or unit is recorded as Teldec[20].
  • Telefunken's child organization or unit is recorded as Transradio AG für drahtlosen Übersee-Verkehr[21].
  • Telefunken's industry is recorded as electric power industry[22].
  • Telefunken's industry is recorded as electrical industry[23].
  • +1903-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Telefunken[24].
  • Telefunken was dissolved in +1967-01-01T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Telefunken's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02_xcg[26].
  • Telefunken's location of formation is recorded as Berlin[27].

Body

Founding

Telefunken's founder is recorded as Georg von Arco[11]. +1903-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Telefunken[24]. Telefunken's location of formation is recorded as Berlin[27].

Leadership

Board members include Hans Heyne[28], a manager[29], 1900–1973[30], of Germany[31], awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[32] and Georg von Arco[33], a physicist[34], 1869–1940[35], of German Reich[36], awarded the Wilhelm Exner Medal[37].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Berlin[13], a seat of government[38], in Margraviate of Brandenburg[39], founded in 1244[40] and Frankfurt[14], a big city[41], in Francia[42], founded in 0100[43]. Telefunken's parent organization or unit is recorded as AEG[44]. Subsidiaries include Teldec[20], a record label[45], in Germany[46], founded in 1950[47], headquartered in Hamburg[48] and Transradio AG für drahtlosen Übersee-Verkehr[21].

Industry

Industries include electric power industry[22] and electrical industry[23].

Dissolution

Telefunken was dissolved in +1967-01-01T00:00:00Z[25].

Why It Matters

Telefunken ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (321 views/month).[2] Telefunken has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Telefunken is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

References

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  12. [3] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  26. [44] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [37] . 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. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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