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title: Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
author: Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1972-099-15
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# Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20604.png)
## Image Caption
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), the founder of the Zeppelin airship company in Germany. The first Zeppelin flew in 1900. Photographic postcard, 1900.
German Federal Archives.
## Cite This Work
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146-1972-099-15, B. B. (2025, June 19). Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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