AEG
former German electrical engineering and manufacturing company (1883–1996)
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AEG is a business[1]. AEG ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,316 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Innovation Prize of the German Economy[3]
- Country: Germany[4]
- Instance of: enterprise[5], concern[6], aerospace manufacturer[7]
- Founder: Emil Rathenau[8]
- Owned by: Daimler-Benz AG[9]
- Headquarters location: Frankfurt[10], Berlin[11]
- Child organization or unit: AEG factories at Humboldthain[12], Sächsische Elektrizitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft[13], Elektrizitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft[14], Thüringer Electricitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft[15], Küppersbusch[16], Lloyd Dynamowerke[17], Elektrowatt[18], Hartung-Jachmann[19], Hydrawerk[20], Kohlenveredlung und Schwelwerke[21], Leitz Wetzlar[22], VEM Sachsenwerk[23], VEB Stahl- und Walzwerk Hennigsdorf[24], Neue Automobil Gesellschaft[25]
- Part of: list of German companies by employees in 1938[26], MDAX[27]
- Commons category: AEG[28]
- Industry: automotive industry[29], electrical industry[30], home appliance industry[31], aerospace industry[32]
- Archives at: National archives of the world of work[33]
- Chairperson: Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault[34]
- Has part(s): AEG factories at Humboldthain[35]
- Inception: April 19, 1883[36]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: October 2, 1996[37]
- Location of formation: Berlin[38]
- Parent organization or unit: Daimler-Benz AG[39]
- Topic's main category: Category:AEG[40]
- Commons gallery: AEG[41]
- Director / manager: Ernst Georg Stöckl[42], Emil Rathenau[43], Felix Deutsch[44], Hermann Bücher[45], Friedrich Spennrath[46], Hans Constantin Boden[47], Hans Heyne[48], Berthold Gamer[49], Hans Bühler[50], Hans Groebe[51], Walter Cipa[52], Heinz Dürr[53]
- Product or material produced: car[54], electrical energy[55], home appliance[56], military aircraft[57]
- Employees: 11,000[58]
- Floruit: 1930[59]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[60]
- Replaces: Gesellschaft für elektrische Unternehmungen[61]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for AEG include AEG’s Turbine factory[62], a building complex[63], in Germany[64], founded in 1908[65].
Why It Matters
AEG has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] AEG is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for AEG include AEG’s Turbine factory[62], a building complex[63], in Germany[64], founded in 1908[65].
FAQs
What awards did AEG receive?
Honors received include Innovation Prize of the German Economy[3].