Talk:Braun (company)
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there needs to be a disambiguation site for the term "braun", it means "brown" in German and is also a widespread surname in German-speaking countries; here is a copy of the German disambiguation site: Persons named Braun:
* Alexander Braun (1805-1877), botanist * Alfred Braun (1888-1978), radio-pioneer * Artur Braun (*1925) son of Max Braun, Braun GmbH 1951-67 * Egidius Braun (*1925) former president of DFB, 1992-2001 * Erwin Braun (*1921) son of Max Braun, Braun GmbH 1951-67 * Eva Braun (1912-1945), Adolf Hitlers wife (for hours) 30.04.1945 * Hanns Braun (1886-1918), german athlete * Heinrich Braun (1862-1934), german doctor * Heinz Braun (1938-1986), artist, postman, actor * Hildebrecht Braun (* 1944) * Josias Braun-Blanquet (1884-1980), swiss botanist * Karl Braun (1915 founder of Braun Phototechnik GmbH, Nuernberg) * Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850-1918), german physicist (Cathode ray tube) * Ludwig Georg Braun (* 1943), president of DIHK * Lily Braun, feminist * Max Braun (1890-1951) Braun GmbH, Frankfurt/M now in Kronberg/Ts. * Otto Braun (1872-1955), prussian primeminister 1920-1932 * Otto Braun (1900-1974), writer, communist and politician * Otto Braun (lyricist) * Rudolf Braun (* 1955), german politician * Sabine Braun (* 1965), german heptathlon-athlet * Volker Braun (* 1939), german writer * Wernher von Braun (1912-1977), german-american roket-engineer
Exactly. Add also Ernst Braun (Ernest?), a 17th century engineer. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 17:27, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Braun since Gilette
It is obvious that Braun lost its position as a promoter of vanguard design, when taken over by Gillette. Since then it is difficult to distinguish Braun from any main-stream design. And this can clearly be derived from the few illustrations on this page. By the way, I loved Braun. --R.P.D. 21:12, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
