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Johann Georg Bodmer
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c.1850s engraved by Samuel Bellin
Born 6 December 1786
Zürich, Switzerland
Died 29 May 1864 (1864-05-30) (aged 77)
Zürich, Switzerland
Nationality Swiss
Occupation Engineer
Engineering career
Discipline Civil and Mechanical Engineer

Johann Georg Bodmer (6 December 1786 – 29 May 1864) was a prolific Swiss inventor, making contributions to areas ranging from weaponry to steam engines, textile manufacture (machinery for wool spinning), and railroad construction.

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