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Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730-1794)

The man who uniquely combined the virtues of unselfishness, military precision and democratic conviction, is praised as one of the founders of German-American friendship. Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was born on September 17 1730 in Magdeburg.

Otto von Guericke (1602-1686)

Otto von Guericke was born on 20 November 1602 in Magdeburg. He is famous for the invention of the vacuum pneumatic pump and the first public vacuum experiments. Otto Guericke was selected one of the four mayors of Magdeburg in 1646.