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Franz Josef Popp

1886 - 1954

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Franz Josef Popp (14 January 1886 in Vienna – 29 July 1954 in Stuttgart) was one of three men responsible for the founding of BMW AG and the First General Director of BMW AG from 1922 to 1942. A number of different candidates have been put forward as the “founders” of BMW AG. In the absence of Karl Rapp, Gustav Otto, Max Friz or Camillo Castiglioni the company would probably never have been born. However, Franz Josef Popp can lay claim to being the prime force in the development of the mobility company we know today. He was “General Director” of the company from its foundation until he was forced to relinquish his position in 1942. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Josef Popp is the 214th most popular businessperson (up from 390th in 2019), the 408th most popular biography from Austria (up from 702nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Austrian Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Franz Josef Popp ranks 214 out of 847. Before him are Robert Trump, Ted Turner, Tom Wolf, Melitta Bentz, Morris Chang, and John Langenus. After him are Rebiya Kadeer, Maurice de Hirsch, Stockton Rush, John Jacob Astor, Joe Weider, and Tomáš Baťa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Franz Josef Popp ranks 74. Before him are Georg Stumme, Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg, Nobutake Kondō, Walter H. Schottky, Joe Masseria, and Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.. After him are Olaf Stapledon, Taimur bin Feisal, Nikolay Gumilyov, Hiroshi Ōshima, Tarsila do Amaral, and Shūmei Ōkawa. Among people deceased in 1954, Franz Josef Popp ranks 47. Before him are Marianne Weber, Günther Quandt, Stig Dagerman, Viktor Abakumov, Wilhelm Schmidt, and Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence. After him are Oscar Straus, Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels, Edwin Howard Armstrong, Lionel Barrymore, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg, and Jess McMahon.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Franz Josef Popp ranks 408 out of 1,424. Before him are Marlen Haushofer (1920), Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1774), Archduchess Mathilda of Austria (1849), Archduchess Louise of Austria (1870), Robert Stolz (1880), and André Gorz (1923). After him are Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (1735), Oscar Straus (1870), Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels (1874), Heinz Kohut (1913), Franz Vranitzky (1937), and Friedrich von Amerling (1803).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Austria

Among businesspeople born in Austria, Franz Josef Popp ranks 6. Before him are Dietrich Mateschitz (1944), Mercédès Jellinek (1889), Ferdinand Piëch (1937), Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (1909), and Giovanni Battista Caproni (1886). After him are Toto Wolff (1972).

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