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David Schwarz

1850 - 1897

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David Schwarz (Hungarian: Schwarz Dávid; Croatian: David Švarc, pronounced [dǎʋit ʃʋârt͡s]; 20 December 1850 – 13 January 1897) was a Hungarian aviation pioneer. He is known for creating an airship with a rigid envelope made entirely of metal. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Schwarz is the 216th most popular inventor (down from 200th in 2019), the 298th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 253rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Hungarian Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, David Schwarz ranks 216 out of 426. Before him are Charles Xavier Thomas, Helmut Gröttrup, Lou Ottens, Yuan Longping, Ernst Alexanderson, and Slavoljub Eduard Penkala. After him are Narcís Monturiol, David Edward Hughes, Shigeo Shingo, Jethro Tull, Traian Vuia, and Carl Wilhelm Siemens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1850, David Schwarz ranks 46. Before him are Hans Hartwig von Beseler, Kate Chopin, Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Amélie Lundahl, Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Wilhelm Roux. After him are Marcelo H. del Pilar, Alexander von Linsingen, Xaver Scharwenka, José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior, Edward Bellamy, and Charles Doolittle Walcott. Among people deceased in 1897, David Schwarz ranks 39. Before him are Henri Meilhac, Viktor Meyer, Effie Gray, Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke, Antonio Bazzini, and Khurshidbanu Natavan. After him are Julius von Sachs, Infanta Isabel Fernanda of Spain, Ion Ghica, Robert Themptander, Karol Mikuli, and Panteleimon Kulish.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, David Schwarz ranks 298 out of 1,077. Before him are Katalin Novák (1977), Frigyes Riesz (1880), Nándor Dáni (1871), Béni Kállay (1839), Ján Kadár (1918), and Frigyes Karinthy (1887). After him are Leó Weiner (1885), László Mednyánszky (1852), Zoltán Fábri (1917), Dezső Novák (1939), Moritz Kaposi (1837), and Elizabeth of Hungary, Queen of Serbia (1255).

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Among INVENTORS In Hungary

Among inventors born in Hungary, David Schwarz ranks 3. Before him are Ernő Rubik (1944), and László Bíró (1899). After him are Tivadar Puskás (1844), Ottó Bláthy (1860), Kálmán Kandó (1869), Paul von Jankó (1856), and Peter Carl Goldmark (1906).

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