Adolf Dassler

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businessperson cobbler entrepreneur human

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

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

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adolf Dassler ("Dassler") →	familyName
Adidas →	foundedBy
Adolf Dassler →	name
Adidas →	namedAfter
Adolf Dassler ("Adi Dassler") →	nickname
Adolf Dassler ("Käthe Dassler") →	spouse
ADS →	underlyingCompanyFoundedBy