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'Fritz Pfleumer' (20 March 1881 in Salzburg - 29 August 1945 in Radebeul) was a German engineer and inventor of magnetic tape.
Pfleumer began his engineering studies at a university in Dresden in 1897.
In 1927, after experimenting with various materials, Pfleumer used very thin paper which he coated with iron oxide powder using lacquer as glue. He received a patent in 1928.