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Johann Friedrich August Borsig (* 23. June 1804 in Breslau; "† 6 July 1854 in Berlin) was a German entrepreneur and founder of the Borsigwerke.
Borsig was the son of the and carpenter foreman Johann George Borsig. He learned the handicraft of his father and visited the royal Provinzial art and building school, afterwards up to the autumn 1825 the royal institute for trade in Berlin.
Its practical mechanical engineering training it acquired itself with the new citizens of Berlin iron foundry of F.A. Egells. One of its first orders was the assembly of a steam engine in forest castle in Schlesien. Borsig successfully implemented the order and acquired themselves thereby the employment as factor (plant manager) for 8 years. 1828 he married Louise Pahl and got one year later from it his only son Albert.
Borsig was from the outset an advocate of the railway. Although one had no experiences in Germany still and the establishment of its own railway machinery quite saved some risks, Borsig 1836 put on its savings into a property at the Chausseestrasse with the Oranienburger gate and based on its old company neighbouring areas its own mechanical engineering institute, particularly for locomotives. The was specified on 22 July 1837, the day at that the first casting in the foundry succeeded.
Despite the enormous costs 1840 its first locomotive, which carried the serial number 1 and on the name BORSIG was baptized, was finished. This locomotive had an interior framework, diagonally-lying tip cylinders, a fourwheel front rotary stand and an additional carrying axle behind the only Treibachse. It let it begin on 21 July on the distance Berlin against a Stephenson locomotive and won with 10 minutes projection/lead. It had thus shown that it would be possible despite missing experience the Germans to build locomotives those at least as good is as the British makes. Thus it was no longer necessary to import railways including technicians. With this victory the number of the orders increased precipitously. Further six machines of this kind went 1842 to the Berlin Stettiner railway and the Oberschlesi railway.
In the start time Borsig beside locomotives built also steam engines for the own need and machines for other enterprises, besides art and cast iron for building purposes parts, but already soon the emphasis of the work began itself to draw with which the name Borsig to remain always connected should: the Lokomotivbau. To 1843 the Prussian courses ordered 18 locomotives and 1844 already placed Borsig on the citizens of Berlin industrial show its 24. Locomotive out.
Soon the front rotary stand was replaced again according to kind of the English locomotives by a carrying axle. The serial number 14 was the first locomotive of an increased and improved design, by which in the years 1843-1847 71 pieces were built. As innovation it exhibited the Schwingensteuerung with variable filling, patented of Borsig. Such a locomotive left 1846 as hundredth locomotive the work. In the years 1845 to 1847 the enterprise built altogether for 170 locomotives. Apart from these orders Borsig worked at the same time to the in Sanssouci, for which he supplied the steam pump plant, at the dome of the Potsdamer Nicolai church and at the dome of the royal lock. Its company became larger in this time substantial, since everywhere in Germany new railways were shifted. 1847 were begun with the building of the iron work Moabit, which 1849 went into enterprise. 1850 were in addition-bought the mechanical engineering institute and iron foundry in the Kirchstrasse. The three citizens of Berlin of enterprises employed already 1800 men, which at the time at that time a large-scale enterprise was.
With the rising order number the wealth Borsigs became larger and in such a way became naturally also simultaneous fast from the Breslauer luck knight from rather poor conditions enriches entrepreneur, who was the splendor not averse, simultaneous however for many artists. August Borsig was considered as stricter, but fair superior, who possessed an unrestrained act urge. For its workers it furnished a health insurance company, a burial fund and a savings bank. There was a classroom, a Speiseraum and a bath with pools.
Borsig had made itself end of the 1840er years already a name, so that also the economic crisis of 1848-1852 could wear to the enterprise not much. 1845 built its first steam engine with coupled axles, starting from 1851 also tender locomotives for Borsig were delivered and the enterprise received foreign orders from the Warsaw Viennese course and the railway. Already 1854 became the 500. Steam locomotive by the enterprise built, on the occasion of the celebration for this was appointed Borsig the secret Kommerzienrat. Borsig cemented its monopolistic position and built 1854 67 of the 68 new Prussian locomotives.
Some years in former times its mansion in Berlin Moabit was already finished. With this building of splendour Borsig fulfilled itself a dream. However it could enjoy its wealth not for a long time. On the high point of its power it died on 6 July 1854.
After the death of the father the son, August Julius Albert Borsig, resumed the factory and increased her.
On the occasion of the completion of the building of the 1000. Locomotive took place on 21 August 1858 a large celebration with many prominent guests, among them also Alexander of Humboldt. At this time the enterprise, which had begun with 50 workers, had already 2800 workers. Also in the future the enterprise continued to expand. 1862 a part of production shifted after Schlesien and already 1872 is Borsig the largest locomotive supplier in completely Europe. In the same year it creates directly engine works Germany in Dortmund, been because of the distance of the Cologne Mindener railway, also. After death Albert Borsigs 1878 ended the most successful chapter to Borsig activity.
1866 acquired Albert Borsig the property yard in largely Behnitz, Dorfstr. 24, late under its grandchild Ernst von Borsig June. also meeting place of the Kreisauer circle was.
The company, which was led after 1878 further mostly by members of the family Borsig, built further to large extent locomotives, lost however by alternative also market shares. Already 1930 stood the enterprise briefly before liquidating, could be saved however by a fusion with the AEG. In the year 1954 the company adjusted however the Lokomotivbau. Altogether Borsig 16,352 locomotives developed in the house.
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