Josef Ringo

Josef Ringo
Josef Ringo (sitting on the right)
Born	Josef Ringo 1883 Vitebsk, Russia
Died	1946 Moscow, Russia
Occupation	Scientist, inventor, writer
Nationality	Russian (USSR)
Alma mater	University of Bern

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).^[1] In the book, he analyzed the history of the Jewish people, and wrote about the need of the State of Israel.

In Switzerland Josef met Vladimir Lenin. Lenin invited Ringo to come to Moscow to take part in the plan of electrification of Moscow.^[2] From 1918 to 1922 he worked as the head of the electric department of Moscow 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.^[3] Ringo patented a large number of inventions,^[4][5] including patents in the field of lightning protection.

References

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)