AEG

former German manufacturer of electrical appliances and aircraft (1883-1996), whose household appliances division was sold to Electrolux
Organization business Q158276
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AEG

Summary

AEG is a business[1]. AEG ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,173 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • AEG received the Innovation Prize of the German Economy[3].
  • AEG is in the country of Germany[4].
  • AEG's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • AEG's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • AEG's instance of is recorded as concern[7].
  • AEG's instance of is recorded as aerospace manufacturer[8].
  • AEG's founder is recorded as Emil Rathenau[9].
  • AEG is owned by Daimler-Benz AG[10].
  • AEG's headquarters location is recorded as Frankfurt[11].
  • AEG's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[12].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as AEG factories at Humboldthain[13].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Sächsische Elektrizitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft[14].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Elektrizitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft[15].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Thüringer Electricitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft[16].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Lloyd Dynamowerke[17].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Elektrowatt[18].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Hartung-Jachmann[19].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Hydrawerk[20].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Kohlenveredlung und Schwelwerke[21].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Leitz Wetzlar[22].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as VEM Sachsenwerk[23].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as VEB Stahl- und Walzwerk Hennigsdorf[24].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Neue Automobil Gesellschaft[25].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Vereinigte Isolatorenwerke[26].
  • AEG's child organization or unit is recorded as Bank Elektrischer Werte[27].

Body

Founding

AEG's founder is recorded as Emil Rathenau[9]. April 19, 1883 marks the founding of AEG[28]. AEG's location of formation is recorded as Berlin[29].

Identity

AEG's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'AEG Daimler-Benz Industrie AG'}[30]. Part of include list of German companies by employees in 1938[31] and MDAX[32], a stock market index[33], in Germany[34].

Leadership

AEG's chairperson is recorded as Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault[35]. Directors / managers include Ernst Georg Stöckl[36], Emil Rathenau[37], Felix Deutsch[38], Hermann Bücher[39], Friedrich Spennrath[40], and Hans Constantin Boden[41].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Frankfurt[11], a big city[42], in Francia[43], founded in 0100[44] and Berlin[12], a seat of government[45], in Margraviate of Brandenburg[46], founded in 1244[47]. AEG's parent organization or unit is recorded as Daimler-Benz AG[48]. Subsidiaries include AEG factories at Humboldthain[13], an industrial plant[49], in Germany[50], founded in 1894[51]; Sächsische Elektrizitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft[14], an organization[52], in German Reich[53], founded in 1898[54], headquartered in Siegmar[55]; Elektrizitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft[15], an organization[56], in German Reich[57], founded in 1896[58], headquartered in Grunewald[59]; Thüringer Electricitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft[16]; Lloyd Dynamowerke[17], an automobile manufacturer[60], in Germany[61], founded in 1915[62], headquartered in Bremen[63]; and Elektrowatt[18], an organization[64], in Switzerland[65], founded in 1895[66], headquartered in Zurich[67].

Industry

Industries include automotive industry[68], electrical industry[69], home appliance industry[70], and aerospace industry[71].

Ownership

AEG is owned by Daimler-Benz AG[10]. Products include car[72], electrical energy[73], home appliance[74], and military aircraft[75].

Recognition

AEG received the Innovation Prize of the German Economy[3].

Dissolution

AEG was dissolved in October 2, 1996[76].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for AEG include AEG’s Turbine factory[77], a building complex[78], in Germany[79], founded in 1908[80].

Why It Matters

AEG ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,173 views/month).[2] AEG has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[81] AEG is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[82]

Entities named for AEG include AEG’s Turbine factory[77], a building complex[78], in Germany[79], founded in 1908[80].

FAQs

What awards did AEG receive?

Honors received include Innovation Prize of the German Economy[3].

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  1. 22d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaces Gesellschaft für elektrische Unternehmungen
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    Replaced by Daimler-Benz AG, AEG
    Child organization or unit AEG factories at Humboldthain, Sächsische Elektrizitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft, Elektrizitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft +13
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