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Which industrial company was founded in Baden in 1891?

In the exam (German)

Welches Industrieunternehmen wurde 1891 in Baden gegründet?

  1. aNestléNestlé
  2. bLandis & GyrLandis & Gyr
  3. cGeorg FischerGeorg Fischer
  4. dBrown BoveriBrown BoveriCorrect answer

Why?

Charles Brown and Walter Boveri founded the company Brown, Boveri & Cie. (BBC) in Baden in 1891; it built generators and machines. In 1988 it merged with the Swedish company ASEA to form ABB.

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