Talk:Paul Gottlieb Nipkow
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the definition does not match the article subject "Paul Gottlieb Nipkow" the definition is "About American bandstand"
[edit] Nipkow: Nationality
If you think Nipkow had a casubian background, then please proof it. Nipkow was born, lived and died in Germany, when his home was not yet "Polish administrated" as it is still today - unfortunatly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.157.27.92 (talk) 23:43, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Nipkow Nationality
Paul Nipkow was indeed of Polish Kaszubian origin. He was born in former Polish lands, specifically in Kaszubia in Lebork, which the Germans had renamed Lauenburg. Of course his nationality was German, because Prussia (Germany) had annexed that part of Poland and Nipkow was technically a German citizen. Any scientist of Polish origin had to go to Berlin and speak German in order to advance his career. The clue to his ethnicity is the "-kow" ending of his surname which indicates Polish origin. The books Television Technology Demystified by Alexander Todorovic , Televiosn Encyclopedia by Stanley Kempner and others call Nipkow a German scientist of Polish origin.Myszkowiak (talk) 15:35, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
