David Schwarz

Inventor

Birthday December 20, 1852

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Hungary

DEATH DATE Jan 13, 1897 (44)

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About

Inventor of the first flyable metal airship. He died shortly before his airship made its first flight.

Before Fame

He developed a fascination with technology despite having no formal training in the field.

Trivia

He was born to Jewish parents in what was then the Kingdom of Hungary.

Family Life

His daughter Vera Schwarz became an opera singer.

Associated With

He and Robert Adler were fellow inventors.