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  1. Karl Friedrich Rapp (24 September 1882 – 26 May 1962) 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.

  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.

  3. Karl Friedrich Rapp, one of the founders of the BMW Group, was born on September 24, 1882, in the German town of Eningen. Little is known about his childhood and youth, as Rapp himself did not like to reminisce about those times.

  4. Jun 27, 2024 · Karl Rapp, a name perhaps unfamiliar to many outside the automotive engineering realm, holds a pivotal place in the history of transportation innovation. Born in 1882 in Ehingen, Germany, Rapp’s journey through life would intertwine with the rapid evolution of automotive technology in the early 20th century.

  5. Mar 15, 2023 · Karl Friedrich Rapp is the German founder and owner of Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH in Munich. Over time, this company became BMW AG. He is recognized by BMW AG as an indirect founder of the company.

    • May 26, 1962, Locarno, Switzerland
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Rapp Motorenwerke
  6. In October 1913, Karl Friedrich Rapp established Rapp-Motorenwerke. It was just a matter of time until World War One broke out with the level of unrest in Europe at an all-time high. Rapp sold airplane engines as a result to fulfill the enormous demand at the time.

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  8. 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.

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