Institution

AEG

1883 · 19th century · Also known as Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft

AEG, the Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft, was a German electrical company founded in Berlin in 1883 by Emil Rathenau to exploit Edison's patents. It grew into one of the largest electrical firms in the world, building power stations, electric railways and appliances, and employed the architect Peter Behrens as designer. It declined after the Second World War and was dissolved in the 1990s.

AEG
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