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    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.

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  2. Nov 30, 2023 · Karl Rapp was a German engineer who co-founded Rapp Motorenwerke, the predecessor of BMW, in 1913. He contributed to the development of aircraft and aero-engines during World War I and left the company in 1917.

  3. Learn how BMW traces its roots back to Karl Rapp and Gustav Otto, who merged their companies in 1916 to form Bayerische Motoren Werke AG. Discover the milestones and achievements of the BMW Group since then, from motorcycles to automobiles, from Munich to the world.

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  5. Karl Rapp and Julius Auspitzer founded Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH on 27 October 1913 with a capital stock of RM 200,000. The company was established in Milbertshofen on the former site of the Munich branch of Flugwerk Deutschland GmbH, a firm at which Karl Rapp had held a leading position and that had gone into liquidation in the summer of 1913. [4]

  6. BMW's origins can be traced back to three separate German companies: Rapp Motorenwerke, Bayerische Flugzeugwerke and Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach. The history of the name itself begins with Rapp Motorenwerke, an aircraft engine manufacturer which was established in 1913 by Karl Rapp.

  7. Jul 4, 2023 · Karl Rapp was one of the key figures in the founding of BMW, an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1913. Learn how Rapp's venture laid the groundwork for BMW's transition to automobiles and its legacy today.

  8. May 26, 2022 · Karl Rapp and a partner founded Rapp Motorenwerke in 1913, which later became BMW in 1917. He left the company in 1922 and moved to Switzerland, where he ran an observatory.

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