August Borsig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

August Borsig

German businessman, founder of Borsig-Werke

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1804

Place of Birth: Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 06-Jul-1854

Profession: engineer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Johann Friedrich August Borsig (23 June 1804 – 6 July 1854) was a German businessman who founded the Borsig-Werke factory. Borsig was born in Breslau (Wroclaw), the son of cuirassier and carpenter foreman Johann George Borsig.
After learning his father's trade, he first attended the Königliche Provinzial-Kunst- und Bauschule (Royal Provincial Art and Building school), then until fall of 1825 the Königliche Gewerbe-Institut (Royal Institute of Trade).
He received his practical training in engine construction at the Neue Berliner Eisengießerei (New Iron Foundry of Berlin) of F.
A.
Egells, where one of his first tasks was the assembly of a steam engine in Waldenburg, Silesia.
After the successful completion of this task, Borsig was made factory manager for eight years.
In 1828, he married Louise Pahl; they had one son, Albert.



Description	German painter, graphic artist, cartoonist and lithographer
Date of birth/death	3 September 1797	21 January 1857
Location of birth/death	Großbadegast	Berlin
Work location	Berlin, Saint Petersburg, Dessau
Authority control	: Q568298 VIAF: 37180865 ISNI: 0000 0000 6657 6409 ULAN: 500009243 LCCN: nr94039061 WGA: KRÜGER, Franz WorldCat