Heinrich von Stephan

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Ernst Heinrich Wilhelm von Stephan (born Heinrich Stephan, 7 January 1831 – 8 April 1897) was a general post director for the German Empire who reorganized the German postal service. He was integral in the founding of the Universal Postal Union in 1874, and in 1877 introduced the telephone to Germany.

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