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Founding of Brown, Boveri & Cie

Founding of Brown, Boveri & Cie
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Brown, Boveri & Cie. was a Swiss group of electrical engineering companies. It was founded in Baden bei Zürich, in 1891 by Charles Eugene Lancelot Brown and Walter Boveri who worked at the Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon. In 1988 BBC merged with ASEA to form ABB.

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  1. Founding of Brown, Boveri & Cie (this page)1891
  2. Founding of Dr. Oetker1891
  3. Founding of Hormel1891
  4. Founding of Koninklijke Philips NVMay 15, 1891
  5. Founding of Merck & Co.1891
  6. Founding of Panhard1891

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