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'''Otto Böttger''' (c. 1842-1 August 1907) was a significant optical and scientific instrumentmaker in Adelaide. While he ran his business for only 20 years, it gained such a high | '''Otto Böttger''' (c. 1842-1 August 1907) was a significant optical and scientific instrumentmaker in Adelaide. While he ran his business for only 20 years, it gained such a high reputation that it became the major supplier of scientific and engineering instruments to the South Australian colonial government and the Boettger name continued as the business name into the 1970s. | ||
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| name = Otto Böttger | | name = Otto Böttger | ||
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| death_date = 1 August 1907 | | death_date = 1 August 1907 | ||
| death_place = Cologne, Rhine Province, Prussia, Germany | | death_place = Cologne, Rhine Province, Prussia, Germany | ||
| nationality = | | nationality = {{unbulleted list|Prussian|British|}} | ||
| other_names = | | other_names = {{unbulleted list|Otto Boettger}} | ||
| occupation = {{unbulleted list|Optical and scientific instrumentmaker}} | | occupation = {{unbulleted list|Optical and scientific instrumentmaker}} | ||
| resting_place = <!-- cemetery name and location--> | | resting_place = <!-- cemetery name and location--> | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Created by [[Benjamin Hollister]] and made available under [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0]]. | Created by [[Benjamin Hollister]] and made available under [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0]]. | ||
Böttger was born in Elbefeld, near the city of Dusseldorf, in the Rhine Province of Prussia, in about 1842 | |||
=== In Germany === | === In Germany === | ||
=== In Australia === | === In Australia === | ||
Revision as of 02:01, 27 September 2023
Otto Böttger (c. 1842-1 August 1907) was a significant optical and scientific instrumentmaker in Adelaide. While he ran his business for only 20 years, it gained such a high reputation that it became the major supplier of scientific and engineering instruments to the South Australian colonial government and the Boettger name continued as the business name into the 1970s.
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| Born | 1842 Elberfeld, Rhine Province, Prussia (Elberfeld, Düsseldorf, Rheinprovinz, Preussen) |
| Died | 1 August 1907 Cologne, Rhine Province, Prussia, Germany |
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Biography
Created by Benjamin Hollister and made available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0.
Böttger was born in Elbefeld, near the city of Dusseldorf, in the Rhine Province of Prussia, in about 1842
In Germany
In Australia
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