Alois Wolfmüller
German engineer
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| Intro | German engineer | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Engineer | |
| Work field | Engineering | |
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| Birth | 24 April 1864, Landsberg am Lech | |
| Death | 3 October 1948Oberstdorf (aged 84 years) | |
| Star sign | Taurus |
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Biography
Alois Wolfmüller (24 April 1864 – 3 October 1948) was a German engineer and inventor.
Life
Wolfmüller was born in Landsberg am Lech. Together with Heinrich and Wilhelm Hildebrand he developed the Hildebrand & Wolfmüller motorcycle. Heinrich and Wilhelm Hidebrand were steam-engine engineers before they teamed up with Alois Wolfmüller to produce their internal combustion Motorrad in Munich in 1894.
Wolfmüller was a friend of German pioneer Otto Lilienthal and developed different kind of early flying objects.
He died, aged 84, in Oberstdorf.