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Karl Peglau

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German engineer and traffic psychologist (1927-2009)

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Karl Peglau was a German traffic psychologist who invented the iconic Ampelmännchen traffic symbols used in the former East Germany in 1961. The Ampelmännchen depicts a symbolic person on the red and green pedestrian traffic lights.

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Ampelmännchen shop in Berlin, with products based on Peglau's original designsAmpelmännchen shop in Berlin, with products based on Peglau's original designs

Scientists from Germany 6

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About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2009 · aged 82
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9 languages

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