Nationality Russian (USSR) Name Josef Ringo Education University of Bern | Alma mater University of Bern Died 1946 | |
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Occupation Scientist, inventor, writer | ||
Josef Abramovich Ringo (Russian: Iosif abramovich Ringo) was a Russian scientist, inventor, writer.
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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 Vorschlage ihrer Losung). 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. 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. Ringo patented a large number of inventions, including patents in the field of lightning protection.