Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin
N 48° 47.629 E 009° 11.194
32U E 513702 N 5404552
Count (Graf) Ferdinand von Zeppelin
German army officer and airship inventor and builder.
Waymark Code: WMXJP
Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date Posted: 11/05/2006
Views: 171
Count (Graf) Ferdinand von Zeppelin was a German army officer, airship inventor and builder (the Zeppelin airships).
Buried in Stuttgart on the Pragfriedhof next to his wife Isabella.
The Tombstone is really plain compared to a lot of the other tombstones on this cemetary.
There are numerous websites dedicated to Count Zeppelin and his invention. One example:
Biography
Description:
see above
Date of birth: 07/08/1838
Date of death: 03/08/1917
Area of notoriety: Science/Technology
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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