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Josef Abramovich Ringo (Russian: Иосиф Абрамович Ринго) was a Russian scientist, inventor, writer.
Life and career
Josef Ringo was born in Vitebsk, moved to Switzerland and then to France. He graduated from the Universities of Bern and Zurich, got an education as an engineer and philosopher. He was fluent in five languages.
In 1917 in Switzerland he published the book Jewish Question in its Historical Context and its Proposed Solution (German: Die Judenfrage in ihrem geschichtlichen Zusammenhang und Vorschläge ihrer Lösung). In the book, he analyzed the history of the so-called Jewish question, and advocated the establishment of a Jewish state.
In Switzerland Josef met Vladimir Lenin. Lenin invited Ringo to come to Moscow to take part in the plan of electrification of Moscow. From 1918 to 1922 he worked as the head of the electric department ofMoscow and the Moscow region. In 1921 under Lenin's order Ringo managed to electrify the residence of Lenin in Gorki in an extremely short amount of time. Ringo patenteda large number of inventions, including patents in the field of lightning protection.
Links
- Lenin's archive. November 1920 (third decade). (in Russian)
- Lenin's archive. April 1921 (second decade). (in Russian)
- Lenin's archive. Январь 1921 (second decade til 22). (in Russian)
