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Railing, Sir Harry

(1878–1963)

Geoffrey Tweedale

https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/48135

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Railing, Sir Harry (1878–1963), electrical equipment manufacturer, was born on 10 December 1878, the son of Isaac Railing, a Jewish hop merchant of Munich, and his wife, Hannah, née Bing. His first name was originally Adolf, which he later changed to Harry when he settled in ...

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date: 26 February 2021

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