Popp, Franz Joseph (1886 - 1954)

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Franz Josef Popp was one of three men responsible for the founding of BMW AG and the FirstGeneral Director of BMW AG from 1922 to 1942. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (English: Bavarian MotorWorks), commonly known as BMW, is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. BMW is headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad. BMW is part of the "German Big 3" luxury automakers, along with Audi and Mercedes-Benz, which are the three best selling luxury automakers in the world.
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Popp, Franz Joseph

Curriculum vitae

* 14.01.1886	Wien	nǎscut
1909		He joined AEG-Union as an electrical engineer
1909		Mechanical Engineering Degree
1922 - 1942		General Director of BMW
† 29.07.1954	Stuttgart	mort

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Popp, Franz Joseph (1886 - 1954)