Georg Luger
| Georg Luger | |
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Georg Luger, 1906
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| Born |
Georg Johann Luger March 6, 1849 Steinach am Brenner, Tyrol |
| Died | December 22, 1923 (aged 74) Berlin, Germany |
| Nationality |
 Austria
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| Occupation | Accountant, Firearms designer |
| Notable work |
Parabellum pistol 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge |
| Home town | Vienna, Austria |
| Spouse(s) | Elisabeth Josefa Dufek |
| Children | Georg Franz Luger Julius Wilhelm Bartholomaeus Luger Friedrich Alexander Georg Luger |
Georg Johann Luger (March 6, 1849 – December 22, 1923) was an Austrian designer of the famous Luger pistol and the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge.
Georg Luger was born in Steinach am Brenner, Tyrol to Dr. Bartholomaeus von Luger, a surgeon. After Georg's birth, his family moved to Italy, where Dr. Luger taught at the University of Padua. Georg grew up with Italian as his second mother tongue and finished Grundschule (primary school) and Gymnasium (university-preparatory school) in Austrian Padua. After graduation, his parents sent him to Vienna, where he studied at the Wiener Handelsakademie (Vienna Commercial Academy), the predecessor to today's Vienna Business School.
In October 1867, Luger volunteered for military service as a Reserve Officer Cadet with the 78th Infantry Regiment. He was promoted to Cadett-Corporal (Officer Cadet Corporal) on June 1, 1868, and to Faehnrich (Ensign) on October 1. Luger's good marksmanship brought him to the attention of his superiors; he was sent to the Austro-Hungarian Military Firearms School at Camp Bruckneudorf, where he soon became an instructor. There, his interest in automatic loading systems began. In 1871 Luger was promoted to Leutnant der Reserve (lieutenant) and moved to the military reserve.
Luger married Elisabeth Josefa Dufek in 1873. He moved to Vienna with her and they had three children (in order):
Luger's first son, Georg Franz, became a civil engineer and joined his father in military weapons development. His second son fell as a Hauptmann d.R. (Reservist Captain) in World War I on the Galician front in 1915.
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