Rudolf Dassler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German businessman
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Place of Birth: Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany
About Rudolf Dassler
- Rudolf "Rudi" Dassler (26 March 1898 in Herzogenaurach, Germany – 27 October 1974 in Herzogenaurach) was the German founder of the sportswear company Puma and the older brother of Adidas founder, Adolf "Adi" Dassler.
- The brothers were partners in a shoe company Adi started, Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik (Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory).
- Rudi joined in 1924, however after a feud developed between Rudolf and Adolf Dassler following World War II and the brothers went on separate ways started their own companies in 1948.
- Initially calling the new company "Ruda" (Rudolf Dassler), it was soon changed to its present name of Puma.
- Puma is the native Quechua word for cougar, from there it went into German as well as other languages.
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