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Rudolf Dassler
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German businessman (1898–1974)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1898 births, 1974 deaths and 20th-century German businesspeople.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1898-03-26 ) 26 March 1898, Herzogenaurach , Bavaria , German Empire
- Died
- 27 October 1974 (1974-10-27) (aged 76), Herzogenaurach , West Germany
- Occupation
- Founder of Puma
- Spouse
- Friedl Dassler (née Strasser)
- Children
- Armin Dassler
- Relatives
- Fritz Dassler (brother), Marie (sister), Adolf Dassler (brother), Horst Dassler (nephew)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rudolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Herzogenaurach
- Place of death
- Herzogenaurach
- Child
- Armin Dassler
- Sibling
- Adolf Dassler
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Employer
- Puma
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- sportswear
- Conflict
- World War II
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- cause of death
- liver cancer
- date of birth
- 1898-03-26
- date of death
- 1974-10-27
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of detention
- Dachau concentration camp
- name in native language
- Rudolf Dassler
- P8168
- Kepčije
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Encyclopedic overview
Rudolf "Rudi" Dassler (26 March 1898 – 27 October 1974) was a German cobbler, Nazi, war profiteer, inventor and businessman who founded the sportswear company Puma.
Born on 26 March 1898 in Herzogenaurach, Rudolf was the older brother of Adidas founder Adolf "Adi" Dassler. The brothers were partners in a shoe company Adolf started, Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik ("Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory"). Rudolf joined in 1924. However, after a feud developed between them following World War II, the brothers went separate ways and started their respective companies in 1948.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rudolf Dassler” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.