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Nov 30, 2023 · Karl Friedrich Rapp was born on September 24, 1882, in Ehingen, Germany. His journey into the world of engineering began around 1908 when he worked at the Züp automotive company. By 1911, his talent as a technical designer shone through at Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft. In 1912, Rapp took a significant step, leading a branch of Flugwerk ...
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.
- Mechanical Engineering
- Founding of Rapp Motorenwerke
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Mar 15, 2023 · About Karl Rapp. 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. All information about Karl Rapp can be found in this post.
- May 26, 1962, Locarno, Switzerland
- Mechanical Engineering
- Rapp Motorenwerke
Karl Edwin Rapp, III of Knoxville, TN passed away on Wednesday March 14th, 2012. Karl was born May 14, 1941 in Lexington, Kentucky to Martha Wood Lee Rapp and Karl Edwin Rapp, II. He was preceded in death by his parents, his step-mother, Helen Stone Rapp, and his brother, Lane Jameson Rapp. Karl is survived by his...
May 26, 2022 · May 26, 1962 – Founder of BMW dies. On the 29th of April, 1913, Karl Rapp, who died on this day in 1962, and a partner founded Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH in Munich, Bavaria. The formation of the company and the capital provided by investors allowed for the acquisition of the failing Flugwerke Deutschland, an aircraft engine manufacturing company ...
Mar 13, 2022 · Brother of Maria Elisabeth Rapp, Klara (Rapp) Geigis, Paul Rapp, Robert Rapp, Hugo Rapp and Martha (Rapp) Seckinger. Husband of [private wife (1900s - 1990s) ] Descendants. Father of [private son (1930s - unknown)] Died about Mar 1978 at about age 74 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States.
Karl Rapp was born on 23 July 1861, in Dorlisheim, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. He married Anna Maria Maurer on 16 December 1890, in Dorlisheim, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 9 January 1958, in his hometown, at the age of 96.
