David Schwarz (aviation inventor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Schwarz (aviation inventor)

Hungarian-Croatian aviation pioneer

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1850

Place of Birth: Keszthely, Hungary

Date of Death: 13-Jan-1897

Profession: engineer, inventor, balloonist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

David Schwarz (Croatian: David Švarc, pronounced [da?it ??ârt?s]; 20 December 1850 – 13 January 1897) was a Croatian-Hungarian aviation pioneer born in the Austrian Empire.
He is known for creating an airship with a rigid envelope made entirely of metal.
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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).