death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title education name
turkey 1902 germany 1821 wilhelm von pressel
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wilhelm von pressel

wilhelm von pressel -lrb- 1821 -- 1902 -rrb- was a german official and railway engineer to the ottoman empire who attempted to acquire funding for the baghdad railway .
his previous rail constructions included lines in the balkans and across europe .
he believed himself a global citizen and is often called the `` father of the baghdad railway '' .
