# Wilhelm Pressel

> Wilhelm von Pressel (1821–1902) was a German official and railway engineer to the Ottoman Empire who attempted to acquire funding for the Baghdad Railway. His previous rail constructions included lines in the Balkans and across Europe. He believed himself a global citizen and is often called the "Father of the Baghdad Railway".

*German official and railway engineer (1821–1902)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/wilhelm-pressel

## Identity
- **Born:** 1821-10-28
- **Died:** 1902-05-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wilhelm_von_Pressel)
- [وليام بريسيل](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84)
- [Wilhelm Pressel (Eisenbahningenieur)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Pressel_(Eisenbahningenieur))
- [Wilhelm von Pressel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_von_Pressel)
- [Wilhelm von Pressel](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_von_Pressel)
- [Wilhelm Pressel](https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Pressel)
- [Wilhelm von Pressel](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_von_Pressel)
- [Прессель, Вильгельм фон](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%2C_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC_%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2807815)

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