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- Emile_Garcke abstract "Emile Oscar Garcke (1856 – 14 November 1930) was a naturalised British industrialist in the field of electrical traction.He was born in Saxony, Germany and came to England at an early age, becoming a naturalised British citizen in 1880.In 1883 he became Secretary of the Anglo-American Brush Electric Light Corporation, was promoted to Manager in 1887 and became Managing Director of its successor company, Brush Electrical Engineering Company in 1891. In 1893 he was managing director of the Electric Construction Co and lead its reorganisation. He was a great believer in electric traction and set up the British Electric Traction Pioneer Co. in 1895. The following year he became Managing Director of the new company, now renamed British Electric Traction Co, which was involved in the electrification of tramways in Britain and abroad. The company became the largest private owner of tramways in the British Isles. He was chairman of the council of the Industrial Co-partnership Association. and helped to found the British Institute of Philosophical Studies. He wrote a number of articles about the use of electricity for the 1911 edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica He was also was a keen publisher of electrical books, some of which were published as the “Manuals” series, such as Garcke's Manual of Electricity Supply, even after his death.Garcke retired in 1929 and died in 1930. He had married Alice, the daughter of John Withers, and had a son Sidney.".
- Emile_Garcke birthDate "1856".
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- Emile_Garcke comment "Emile Oscar Garcke (1856 – 14 November 1930) was a naturalised British industrialist in the field of electrical traction.He was born in Saxony, Germany and came to England at an early age, becoming a naturalised British citizen in 1880.In 1883 he became Secretary of the Anglo-American Brush Electric Light Corporation, was promoted to Manager in 1887 and became Managing Director of its successor company, Brush Electrical Engineering Company in 1891.".
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