Siemens is a German multinational engineering company headquartered in Munich and Berlin, focused on industrial automation, building technology, rail transport and health technology. Its origins trace to 1847, when Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske founded a telegraph construction company in Berlin, and the present-day corporation took its current form through a 1966 merger of three Siemens companies; it is the largest engineering company in Europe.
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Company TypeIndustrial automation, engineering and technology conglomerate 1 Founded Year1847 is the founding of the Telegraphen Bau-Anstalt von Siemens and Halske, the traceable origin the source names; the present-day corporate entity emerged from a 1966 merger of three Siemens companies, per the same source. HeadquartersMunich and Berlin, Germany 1 Connections
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Today headquartered in Munich and Berlin, Siemens and its subsidiaries employ approximately 320,000 people worldwide
Wikipedia lead section, paragraph 1
It is focused on industrial automation, building automation, rail transport and health technology.
Wikipedia lead section, paragraph 2, sentence 1
The origins of the conglomerate can be traced back to 1847 to the Telegraphen Bau-Anstalt von Siemens & Halske established in Berlin by Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske.
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Who founded Siemens, and when did the company begin
Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske founded the company in Berlin in 1847.
Siemens traces its origins to 1847, when Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske established the Telegraphen Bau-Anstalt von Siemens & Halske, a telegraph construction company, in Berlin. The present-day company is headquartered in Munich and Berlin, is focused on industrial automation, building automation, rail transport and health technology, and Siemens and its subsidiaries employ approximately 320,000 people worldwide.
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