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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 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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  4. Jul 4, 2023 · Franz Josef Popp, Karl Rapp, and Gustav Otto are credited as the key figures in the founding of BMW. When was BMW founded? BMW was founded on March 7, 1916. Was BMW always a car company? No, BMW initially started as an aircraft engine manufacturer. What was BMW’s first car? BMW’s first car was the BMW Dixi, produced in 1928.

  5. A FEW MILESTONES IN THE BMW GROUP’S HISTORY. Karl Rapp and Gustav Otto are the founders of BMW. At the request of the German government, Flugmaschinenfabrik Gustav Otto merged with Bayerische Flugzeug-Werke AG (BFW) in 1916.

  6. About this book. Friedrich Rapp, in this magisterial and critical essay on technology, the complex human phenomenon that demands philosophy of science, philosophy of culture, moral insight, and historical sensi­ tivity for its understanding, writes modestly of the grave and ten­ tative situation in the philosophy of technology.

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  7. Karl Friedrich Rapp (b. 24 September 1882 in Ehingen (Danube); 26 May 1962 in Locarno) was founder and owner of the Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH in Munich. In time this company became BMW AG . He is acknowledged by BMW AG as an indirect founder of the company.

  8. Sep 20, 2019 · It was founded by Karl Friedrich Rapp in 1913. The company suffered during the early years of World War I until it was ordered by the Prussian army to produce 600 aero engines. This order saved the company from collapse. Soon after, the founder, Karl Rapp was forced out of the company.

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