Franz Brozincevic
Franz Brozincevic (born May 28, 1874 in Brinje , Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia , Austria-Hungary , as Franjo Brozinčević ; † December 21, 1933 in Enzendorf , Gallspach , Austria ) was a Swiss engineer and designer of Croatian origin. He was the founder of the truck manufacturer FBW .
In 1892 he came to Switzerland, where he began to work for various truck manufacturers and was naturalized in 1910. In 1910 he built his first own truck called Franz , which was used by the Swiss Post . In December 1913 he founded Franz AG (today part of AH Meyer Holding ), which he sold again in 1914, but initially remained its boss. After differences, he founded Franz Brozincevic & Cie in 1916 . in Wetzikon (from 1930 AG), which initially u. a. Produced tractors , from 1919 trucks again, FBW brand, and other commercial vehicles. These were built under the name FBW until 1985.
Web links
- Markus Bürgi: Brozincevic, Franz. In: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz .
- FBW club
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brozincevic, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brozinčević, Franjo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss truck manufacturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brinje |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 21, 1933 |
| Place of death | Enzendorf , Gallspach |