David Schwarz (aviation inventor)

This article is about the aviation pioneer. For other uses, see David Schwarz.

David Schwarz
Born(1850-12-20)20 December 1850
Keszthely, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire
Died13 January 1897(1897-01-13) (aged 46)
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
NationalityHungarian
Occupation(s)Inventor, business man
SpouseMelanie
ChildrenVera Schwarz

David Schwarz (Hungarian: Schwarz Dávid; Croatian: David Švarc, pronounced [dǎʋit ʃʋârt͡s];[note 1] 20 December 1850 – 13 January 1897)[1][2] was a Hungarian aviation pioneer. He is known for creating an airship with a rigid envelope made entirely of metal.[2] Schwarz died only months before the airship was flown. Some sources[3] have claimed that Count Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin purchased Schwarz's airship patent from his widow, a claim which has been disputed.[4] He was the father of the opera and operetta soprano Vera Schwarz (1888–1964).


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