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Claudius Dornier

German aerospace engineer and inventor (1884-1969) · France · Founders · Died at 85

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Claude (Claudius) Honoré Désiré Dornier was a Franco-German airplane designer and founder of Dornier GmbH. His notable designs include the 12-engine Dornier Do X flying boat, for decades the world's largest and most powerful airplane. He also made several other successful aircraft.

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1969Died5 December 19691964Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1959Ludwig-Prandtl-RingAward1922Honorary Doctor of the University of StuttgartAward1884Born14 May 1884

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Claude Dornier 1931 in front of a Dornier Do K-3Claude Dornier 1931 in front of a Dornier Do K-3

Awards

Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1964
Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring1959
Honorary Doctor of the University of Stuttgart1922
Bavarian Order of Merit
Wehrwirtschaftsführer

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Country
France
Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1884 to 1969 · aged 85

Founders from France 6

Alain Wertheimer52.1Philippe Kahn51.9Pierre Hermé52.1Jean-Michel Aulas51.8Jean-Paul Agon52.1François Michelin51.6

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