Magnus Volk | |
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Born | 19 October 1851 Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom |
Died | 20 May 1937 Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom | (aged 85)
Resting place | St. Wulfran's Church, Ovingdean, Sussex |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Anna Volk (Banfield) |
Children | Magnus Herman Volk, George Herbert Volk, Cecil Volk, Gordon Volk, Edgar Volk, Conrad Volk, Muriel May Volk |
Parent(s) | Magnus Volk, Sarah Volk (Maynard) |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Electrical, Mechanical |
Institutions | Imperial Institute |
Projects | Volk's Electric Railway, Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway |
Awards | Order of Osmali |
Magnus Volk FII (1851–1937) was a British-German inventor and pioneering electrical engineer.
He is most notable for having built Volk's Electric Railway, the world's oldest operating electric railway.[1]