David Schwarz
Hungarian-Croatian aviation pioneer · Hungary · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1850 to 1897 · aged 46
David Schwarz was an aviation pioneer of Hungarian Jewish origin who lived and worked in Croatia. He is known for creating an airship with a rigid envelope made entirely of metal. Schwarz died only months before the airship was flown.
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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).
