Magnus Volk | |
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.jpg) Magnus Volk, copyright Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove. | |
| Born | 19 October 1851 Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom |
| Died | 20 May 1937 (aged 85) Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom |
| 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]
- ^ Jackson, Alan (1993). Volk's Railways Brighton. Plateway Press. ISBN 1-871980-18-6.