Ernst Heinrich Wilhelm von Stephan 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.... Wikipedia
Born: January 7, 1831, Słupsk, Poland
Died: April 8, 1897 (age 66 years), Berlin, Germany
Children: Fritz von Stephan and Heinrich von Stephan
Organizations founded: Universal Postal Union and Elektrotechnischer Verein
Grandparent: Friedrich Stephan
Partner: Anna Stephan (1855–)
Parents: Friedrich Stephan