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Gasteiger von Raabenstein und Kobach, Albert Josef FreiherrGasteiger von Raabenstein und Kobach, baron Albert Josef, b. Innsbruck (Tyrol), March 28, 1823, d. Bozen/Bolzano (South Tyrol), July 5, 1890, engineer. Constructed the double viaduct of Semmering Railway, remarkable road construction projects in Persia (1863-1888); was awarded the title Emir and became the first European to be Khan of Persia ("Emir Pentsch"). Literature: ÖBL.
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