Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin Probably hardly a shape of aviation history is part of as many legends as Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin. He was born on July 8, 1838 in Konstanz at the Bodensee. He was educated at the Ludwigsburg Military Academy and the University of Tübingen. He entered the Prussian army in 1858 and went to the United States in 1863 to work as a military observer for the Union army and observed the Civil War. Zeppelin …showed first 75 words of 1962 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1962 total…The connection between creators and creation became legend. Bibliography Primary Source: The Airship: A History by Basil Collier Secondary Sources: The Giant Airships by Douglas Botting Airships for the Future by William J. White Zeppelin! The German Airship Story by Griehl, M., and Dressel, J. 1997 Grolier Encyclopedia 1995 Encarta Encyclopedia Airships http://science.coe.uwf.edu/4221/time/28/Airships.htm Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin: http://www.zs.wn.bw.schule.de/home/zs/graf/LLAUF/grafzepb.htm