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Ferdinand von Zeppelin
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<p><a href="/facts/Graf/ksuul4LW">Count</a> Ferdinand von Zeppelin was a <a href="/facts/General_(Germany)/Rt29V1Jh">German general</a> and later inventor of the <a href="/facts/Zeppelin/rGu4K3Tv">Zeppelin</a> rigid airships. His name became synonymous with airships and dominated long-distance flight until the 1930s. He founded the company <a href="/facts/Luftschiffbau_Zeppelin/dRfAvaDD">Luftschiffbau Zeppelin</a>. </p>