Editing Siegfried Marcus (section)

==Life==
[[Image:Wiener Zünder.jpg|thumb|left|Blasting machine, "Wiener Zünder" ''(Viennese Igniter)'', 1864]]
Marcus was born in [[Malchin]], in the [[Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] in the [[German Confederation]], into a Jewish family. He began work at age 12 as an apprentice mechanic. At 17, he joined [[Siemens & Halske]], an engineering company that built [[Telegraphy|telegraph]] lines. He moved to [[Vienna]], the capital of the [[Austrian Empire]], in 1852, working first as a technician in the Physical Institute of the Medical School. He then worked as an assistant to Professor [[Carl Ludwig]], a physiologist. In 1860, Marcus opened his own workshop which made mechanical and electrical equipment.<ref name="ASME">{{cite web |title=Siegfried Marcus Car (ca. 1875) |url=https://www.asme.org/about-asme/who-we-are/engineering-history/landmarks/203-siegfried-marcus-car |access-date=2016-09-22 |work=Landmarks |publisher=American Society of Mechanical Engineers}}</ref> The first was located at Mariahilferstrasse 107 and the second at Mondscheingasse 4.

His chief improvements include a telegraph relay system and ignition devices such as the "Wiener Zünder", a [[blasting machine]]. Marcus was buried at the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] Cemetery at [[Hütteldorf]], Vienna. Later, his remains were transferred to an "Honorary Tomb" of Vienna's [[Vienna Central Cemetery|Central Cemetery]]. During his lifetime he was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit by the Austro-Hungarian Emperor [[Franz Joseph I of Austria|Franz Joseph]] for his scientific achievements.<ref>Siegfied Marcus, Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio)04 Jan 1928, Wed, Page 8, accessed through Newspapers.Com 3 November 2021</ref>