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German-American bicycle designer
- Ignaz Schwinn (April 1, 1860 – August 31, 1948) was a German-American bicycle designer, who co-founded, and eventually owned, the Schwinn Bicycle Company.
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Ignaz Schwinn (April 1, 1860 – August 31, 1948) was a German-American bicycle designer, who co-founded, and eventually owned, the Schwinn Bicycle Company. He was born in the town of Hardheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, in 1860.
Samantha Kraemer. You know the bikes, but do you know the man behind the name? Starting in the late nineteenth century, one man’s passion for bicycles would lead him to produce some of the most iconic designs and significant mechanical innovations in cycling. His name was Ignaz Schwinn.
The Schwinn Bicycle Company is an American company that develops, manufactures and markets bicycles under the eponymous brand name. The company was founded by Ignaz Schwinn (1860–1948) in Chicago in 1895. [2] [3] and became the dominant manufacturer of American bicycles.
Ignaz Schwinn and Adolf Arnold found Arnold, Schwinn & Company in Chicago, Illinois. They produce “World Bicycles,” the official name for early Schwinn bikes.
For Schwinn, that visionary was Ignaz Schwinn, born in 1860 in Germany. Ignaz Schwinn started working in a machine shop in the 1880s. His love for making bikes became evident in 1889 when he convinced a local manufacturer ‘Kleyer Bicycle Works’ to let him design the diamond frame.
Ignaz Schwinn and Adolf Arnold found Arnold, Schwinn & Company in Chicago, Illinois. They produce “World Bicycles,” the official name for early Schwinn bikes.
Jul 1, 1997 · Ignaz, an immigrant from Germany, turned his technical know-how and talents into a long-running family franchise. He resisted efforts to undermine his independence, rode out the vagaries of the public's interest in cycling and diversified into motorcycles. Year after year, Schwinn ruled the market in bicycles.
