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Siemens · founded1847-10-12

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Valid from
1847-10-12
Valid until
still holds
Published
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Recorded by AsOf
2026-11-12
Checked
2026-11-13 · its source page states the value and the date, as read by an AI model
Confidence
0.95

Sources

“On October 12, 1847, Johann Georg Halske and Werner von Siemens founded Telegraphen-Bauanstalt von Siemens & Halske in Berlin.”— what the page says, read 2026-11-13

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Each form names the value, its as-of date (1847-10-12), the day you read it (2026-11-13), the claim's stable URL and id and its primary source. The URL never changes: a superseded claim stays at the same address.

Plain text
AsOf. "Siemens founded: 1847-10-12", as of 1847-10-12. Claim clm_5D1FFF5E26B7, https://asof.is/claim/clm_5D1FFF5E26B7, accessed 2026-11-13. Source: https://press.siemens.com/global/en/feature/siemens-celebrates-its-170th-birthday.
APA
AsOf. (1847). Siemens founded: 1847-10-12 (as of 1847-10-12) [Record clm_5D1FFF5E26B7]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from https://asof.is/claim/clm_5D1FFF5E26B7 (source: https://press.siemens.com/global/en/feature/siemens-celebrates-its-170th-birthday)
BibTeX
@misc{asof_clm_5D1FFF5E26B7,
  author = {AsOf},
  title = {Siemens founded: 1847-10-12},
  year = {1847},
  howpublished = {\url{https://asof.is/claim/clm_5D1FFF5E26B7}},
  note = {Claim clm\_5D1FFF5E26B7, as of 1847-10-12; source: https://press.siemens.com/global/en/feature/siemens-celebrates-its-170th-birthday},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}

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