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A proof of concept model of the Volks "Daddy long legs" built by Magnus Volk himself.

Magnus Volk (October 19, 1851 in Brighton – May 20, 1937 in Brighton) was a British electrical engineer who built Volk's Electric Railway. He was the son of a German clockmaker and lived at 38 Dyke Road in Brighton. The house has now been renumbered to 8 Arundel Road. In 1888, he built an electric car.^[1]

Magnus Volk had a son named Conrad who wrote a biography of his father.

Volk is buried at St Wulfran's churchyard in Ovingdean near Brighton.^[2]

Notes

^ Georgano, G.N. Cars: Early and Vintage, 1886-1930. (London: Grange-Universal, 1985).
^ Dale, Antony. Brighton Churches. London EC4: Routledge. pp. p207. ISBN 0-415-00863-8. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: location (link)

References

Conrad Volk: Magnus Volk of Brighton. London & Chichester: Phillimore, 1971.

External links

Magnus Volk in My Brighton and Hove site

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[1] Georgano, G.N. Cars: Early and Vintage, 1886-1930. (London: Grange-Universal, 1985).

[Dale207-2] Dale, Antony. Brighton Churches. London EC4: Routledge. pp. p207. ISBN 0-415-00863-8. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: location (link)

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 [[Image:VolkDaddyLongLegsModel.PNG|thumb|right|200px|A proof of concept model of the Volks "Daddy long legs" built by Magnus Volk himself.]]
-'''Magnus Volk''' (1851-1937 in [[Brighton]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[electrical engineer]] who built [[Volk's Electric Railway]]. He was the son of a German clockmaker and lived at 38 Dyke Road in [[Brighton]]. The house has now been renumbered to 8 Arundel Road. In 1888, he built an electric car.<ref>Georgano, G.N. ''Cars: Early and Vintage, 1886-1930''. (London: Grange-Universal, 1985).</ref>
+'''Magnus Volk''' (October 19, 1851 in [[Brighton]] – May 20, 1937 in Brighton) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[electrical engineer]] who built [[Volk's Electric Railway]]. He was the son of a German clockmaker and lived at 38 Dyke Road in [[Brighton]]. The house has now been renumbered to 8 Arundel Road. In 1888, he built an electric car.<ref>Georgano, G.N. ''Cars: Early and Vintage, 1886-1930''. (London: Grange-Universal, 1985).</ref>
 Magnus Volk had a son named [[Conrad Volk|Conrad]] who wrote a biography of his father.