Telefunken

German radio and television apparatus company, founded in Berlin in 1903; joint venture of Siemens & Halske and Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG)
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Telefunken

Summary

Telefunken is a business[1]. Telefunken ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,039 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Telefunken is the creator of Lilly Reich[3].
  • Telefunken is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Telefunken is in the country of DE[5].
  • Telefunken's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Telefunken's instance of is recorded as radio manufacturer[7].
  • Telefunken's instance of is recorded as telegraphic address[8].
  • Telefunken's instance of is recorded as brand[9].
  • Telefunken's founder is recorded as Georg von Arco[10].
  • Telefunken's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[11].
  • Telefunken's headquarters location is recorded as Frankfurt[12].
  • Telefunken's child organization or unit is recorded as Teldec[13].
  • Telefunken's child organization or unit is recorded as Transradio AG für drahtlosen Übersee-Verkehr[14].
  • Telefunken's industry is recorded as electric power industry[15].
  • Telefunken's industry is recorded as electrical industry[16].
  • 1903 marks the founding of Telefunken[17].
  • Telefunken was dissolved in January 1, 1967[18].
  • Telefunken's location of formation is recorded as Berlin[19].
  • Telefunken's parent organization or unit is recorded as AEG[20].
  • Telefunken's official website is recorded as http://www.telefunken.com/[21].
  • Telefunken's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Telefunken[22].
  • Telefunken's floruit is recorded as January 1, 1920[23].
  • Telefunken's legal form is recorded as Aktiengesellschaft[24].
  • Telefunken's legal form is recorded as SGST[25].
  • Telefunken's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Telefunken'}[26].
  • Telefunken's board member is recorded as Hans Heyne[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 39120006RQOJ2ZX66M90[28]

  • Registered legal name: Telefunken SE[29]

  • Legal jurisdiction: DE[30]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): SGST[32]

  • Entity status: INACTIVE[33]

  • LEI registration status: RETIRED[34]

  • LEI first registered: 2018-04-26[35]

  • LEI last updated: 2024-12-10[36]

  • LEI next renewal: 2019-04-26[37]

  • Managing LOU: 39120001KULK7200U106[38]

  • Registration authority: RA000217[39]

  • Authority entity ID: HRB 101013[40]

  • Successor LEI: 391200GNFPRMHIO3BX19[41]

  • Conformity flag: NOT_APPLICABLE[42]

Body

Founding

Telefunken's founder is recorded as Georg von Arco[10]. 1903 marks the founding of Telefunken[17]. Telefunken's location of formation is recorded as Berlin[19].

Leadership

Board members include Hans Heyne[27], a manager[43], 1900–1973[44], of Germany[45], awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[46] and Georg von Arco[47], a physicist[48], 1869–1940[49], of German Reich[50], awarded the Wilhelm Exner Medal[51].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Berlin[11], a seat of government[52], in Margraviate of Brandenburg[53], founded in 1244[54] and Frankfurt[12], a big city[55], in Francia[56], founded in 0100[57]. Telefunken's parent organization or unit is recorded as AEG[20]. Subsidiaries include Teldec[13], a record label[58], in Germany[59], founded in 1950[60], headquartered in Hamburg[61] and Transradio AG für drahtlosen Übersee-Verkehr[14].

Industry

Industries include electric power industry[15] and electrical industry[16].

Dissolution

Telefunken was dissolved in January 1, 1967[18].

Why It Matters

Telefunken ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,039 views/month).[2] Telefunken has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Telefunken is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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