Ignaz Schwinn

{{Short description|Founder of Schwinn Bicycle Company}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Ignaz Schwinn

| image = Ignaz Schwinn Portrait.jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1860|4|1}}

| birth_place = Hardheim, Grand Duchy of Baden

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1948|8|31|1860|4|1}}

| death_place = Chicago, Illinois

| burial_place = Rosehill Cemetery

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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. In his early years, he completed a mechanical apprenticeship, then he became an itinerant bicycle repairman.L Lee (1999) The Name's Familiar, Pelican Publishing Company. Schwinn reportedly had a dispute with an early partner in Germany over brake designs and sought his fortune abroad.Richard Schwinn sourced from [http://schwinnred.schwinnbikes.com/a-look-back-who-was-ignaz-schwinn/ A Look Back: Who was Ignaz Schwinn?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107222220/http://schwinnred.schwinnbikes.com/a-look-back-who-was-ignaz-schwinn/ |date=2017-11-07 }}. He arrived in Chicago in 1891 and, by 1895 had teamed with German immigrant Adolph Arnold to found Arnold, Schwinn, and Company.D Kindersley (2016) Bicycle: The Definitive Visual history, Penguin Random House. In 1908, Schwinn bought Arnold's interest, becoming sole owner. Ignaz Schwinn maintained the original company name and ran operations through World War II. After this his son Frank succeeded him, the name was changed to the Schwinn Bicycle Company, and the corporation grew to have a nationwide market.F Andrews (1996) It's a Schwinn!, The New York Times, December 1.

Ignaz Schwinn died of a stroke in Chicago on August 31, 1948, and was buried at Rosehill Cemetery.L Dzierzak (2002) Schwinn, MVP Books.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87653278/bike-trophy-donor-dies-in-chicago/ |title=Bike Trophy Donor Dies in Chicago |newspaper=Kenosha News |page=7 |date=1948-09-01 |access-date=2021-10-24 |via=Newspapers.com}}