Adolf Dassler

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Adolf Dassler was a German cobbler and entrepreneur who became famous as the founder of the global sportswear brand Adidas.

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Adolf Dassler canonical 10
Adi Dassler 1
Dassler 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
cobbler
entrepreneur
human
birthDate 1900-11-03
birthPlace Herzogenaurach, Germany
surface form: Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, German Empire
brandCreated Adidas
coFounded Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik
countryOfCitizenship Germany
deathDate 1978-09-06
deathPlace Herzogenaurach, Germany
surface form: Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, West Germany
designed athletic shoes for track and field
spiked running shoes
employer Adidas
Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik
ethnicGroup German
familyName Adolf Dassler self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dassler
fieldOfWork athletic footwear design
sportswear industry
founded Adidas
givenName Adolf
hasGender male
hasPart shoe factory operations
headquartersLocatedAt Herzogenaurach, Germany
surface form: Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany
industry footwear manufacturing
sporting goods
influenced design of performance athletic footwear
global sportswear industry
knownFor founding Adidas
pioneering modern sports shoes
languageOfWorkOrName German
name Adolf Dassler self-link
nationality German
nickname Adolf Dassler self-linksurface differs
surface form: Adi Dassler
notableStudent none
notableWork founding Adidas
occupation cobbler
entrepreneur
inventor
participantIn development of sports marketing through athlete sponsorships
placeOfBurial Herzogenaurach, Germany
surface form: Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, West Germany
positionHeld founder of Adidas
head of Adidas
relative Rudolf Dassler
residence Herzogenaurach, Germany
surface form: Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany
sibling Rudolf Dassler
spouse Adolf Dassler self-linksurface differs
surface form: Käthe Dassler
workLocation Herzogenaurach, Germany
surface form: Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany

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Adidas foundedBy Adolf Dassler
Adidas namedAfter Adolf Dassler
Adolf Dassler name Adolf Dassler self-link
Adolf Dassler familyName Adolf Dassler self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dassler
Adolf Dassler nickname Adolf Dassler self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Adi Dassler
Adolf Dassler spouse Adolf Dassler self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Käthe Dassler
ADS underlyingCompanyFoundedBy Adolf Dassler
Rudolf Dassler sibling Adolf Dassler
Rudolf Dassler relative Adolf Dassler
Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik founder Adolf Dassler
Ruda separatedFrom Adolf Dassler