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Adolf Dassler

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Adolf Dassler

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Also known as Adi Dassler

German entrepreneur, founder of Adidas shoe company (1900–1978)

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Gender
Male
Origin
Stuttgart

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Born
( 1900-11-03 ) 3 November 1900, Herzogenaurach , Bavaria , German Empire
Died
6 September 1978 (1978-09-06) (aged 77), Herzogenaurach, West Germany
Other name
Adi Dassler
Occupation
Founder of Adidas
Spouse
Käthe Dassler (née Martz)
Children
Horst Dassler
Relatives
Fritz Dassler (brother), Marie (sister), Rudolf Dassler (brother), Armin Dassler (nephew)

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Instance of
human
Given name
Adolf
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Herzogenaurach
Place of death
Herzogenaurach
Political party
Nazi Party
Languages spoken
German
Field of work
sportswear
Conflict
World War II
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Adi dassler young.jpg
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date of death
1978-09-06
Commons category
Adi Dassler
cause of death
heart failure
date of birth
1900-11-03
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

Adolf "Adi" Dassler (3 November 1900 – 6 September 1978) was a German cobbler, inventor, and businessman who founded the sportswear company Adidas.

He was the younger brother of Puma founder Rudolf 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 “Adolf Dassler” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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