David Schwarz (aviation inventor)
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| Born |
20 December 1850 Keszthely, Hungary, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 13 January 1897 (aged 46) Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Occupation | Inventor, business man |
| Spouse(s) | Melanie |
| Children | Vera Schwarz |
David Schwarz (Croatian: David Švarc, pronounced [dǎʋit ʃʋârt͡s]; 20 December 1850 – 13 January 1897) was an Austro-Hungarian-Croatian aviation pioneer of Jewish descent born in the Austrian Empire. He is known for creating the first airship with a rigid hull, in his case one made entirely of metal, an essential step in creating a dirigible, that is: an airship whose flight trajectory can be fully controlled with the help of engine-driven propellers. Schwarz died only months before the airship was flown. Some sources have claimed that Count Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin purchased Schwarz's airship patent from his widow, a claim which has been disputed. He was the father of the opera and operetta soprano Vera Schwarz (1888–1964).
Sources for his date of birth vary. The OCLC cites Rotem, Ẓ. giving it as 7 December 1850, while Brockhaus gives it as 20 December 1850 The OCLC, as well as Brockhaus, show Schwarz's place of birth as Zalaegerszeg, Ungarn (Hungary).
Sources do not agree regarding Schwarz's nationality: while it is not disputed that he was born a subject of the Austrian Empire and later an Austro-Hungarian citizen, there are claims that he was of either Austrian, Croatian, or Hungarian nationality.
David Schwarz was born in Keszthely,Kingdom of Hungary, then part of the Austrian Empire, the son of Jewish parents. He was a timber merchant raised in Županja, but he spent most of his life in Agram, formerly also part of the Austrian Empire, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and today's Zagreb, capital of Croatia.
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