Friedrich August Siemens was a German entrepreneur from the Siemens family and a brother of Werner von Siemens.
Occupation
entrepreneur, engineer
Citizenship
Germany
Born
December 8, 1826
Died
May 24, 1904
Overview
Friedrich August Siemens (born 8 December 1826 in Menzendorf; died 24 May 1904 in Dresden) was a German entrepreneur from the Siemens family and a brother of Werner von Siemens.
Biography
Friedrich Siemens was the eleventh child of Christian Ferdinand Siemens (1787–1840) and his wife Eleonore Henriette Deichmann (1792–1839). His parents died at an early age, and Friedrich grew up with an uncle.
Friedrich Siemens married Elise Witthauer. The couple had six children: Walter (21 December 1864 - 19 January 1883), Lisbet (4 March 1866 - 24 April 1947 in Dresden), Marie (29 October 1868 - 16 March 1875), Friedrich Carl Siemens (6 January 1877 - 25 June 1952), Werner Ferdinand Siemens (29 September 1880 - 25 September 1915) and Wilhelm (Willi) Otto (7 August 1882 - 21 December 1945 in Dresden).
