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Karl Rapp. Karl Friedrich Rapp (24 September 1882 in Ehingen (Danube) – 26 May 1962 in Locarno) was a German founder and owner of the Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH in Munich. In time this company became BMW AG. [1] [2] He is acknowledged by BMW AG as an indirect founder of the company.
Nov 30, 2023 · Karl Friedrich Rapp was a German mechanical engineer and the founder of Rapp Motorenwerke, a company that eventually evolved into BMW AG. Karl was born on September 24, 1882, in Ehingen, German Empire, and died on May 26, 1962, in Locarno, Switzerland.
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Mar 15, 2023 · Entrepreneur Karl Rapp was born on September 24, 1882 in Germany (He dies at the age of 79, on May 26, 1962). Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH was founded by him, and after his death, it became the legendary car business BMW.
- May 26, 1962, Locarno, Switzerland
- Mechanical Engineering
- Rapp Motorenwerke
May 26, 2022 · Karl Rapp, the indirect founder of BMW, died on May 26, 1962. He left the company he started, Karl Rapp Motorenwerke, after it became BMW.
Karl Rapp August 13, 1931 – April 18, 2006 Happy Birthday to my beloved Karl. I thank God for loaning me one of the most loving, giving, caring, beautiful, human beings that has ever walked t…
After Rapp left the company (immediately it was renamed BMW) he became chief engineer and head of the Aeroengine Department of the L.A. Riedlinger Machine Factory where he was probably employed until October 1923. Rapp lived in Switzerland from 1934, running a small observatory making solar observations. Karl Friedrich Rapp died in 1962 in Locarno.
Apr 15, 2011 · In Memoriam Karl Rapp August 13, 1931 - April 18, 2006 My Beloved Karl, five years ago today God took you home to heaven. ... Ways to honor Karl Rapp's life and legacy. ... Herb Elfring (1922 ...
