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Adam Opel

Adam Opel, German engineer, founded the Opel Company (died 1895)

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Born
May 9, 1837
Died
September 8, 1895
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1837

About Adam Opel

Adam Opel was a German entrepreneur who founded the company Adam Opel AG, then a manufacturer of bicycles and sewing machines. Adam Opel (9 May 1837 – 8 September 1895) was a German entrepreneur who founded the company Adam Opel AG, then a manufacturer of bicycles and sewing machines. Adam Opel never lived to see the automobiles built by the company he founded. In a series of transactions between 1929 and 1931, the Opel family sold their business, Adam Opel AG, to General Motors Corporation, of which it became a subsidiary.

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Adam Opel timeline

  1. Adam Opel (9 May 1837 – 8 September 1895) was a German entrepreneur who founded the company Adam Opel AG, then a manufacturer of bicycles and sewing machines.
  2. In a series of transactions between 1929 and 1931, the Opel family sold their business, Adam Opel AG, to General Motors Corporation, of which it became a subsidiary.

The world when Adam Opel was born

Adam Opel was born in 1837. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlinePanic of 1837 — major economic depression
  • Technology milestoneSamuel Morse demonstrates electric telegraph
  • World population~1.17B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMartin Van Buren
  • U.S. population15.8M

1837 versus 2026

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Measure18372026
Population15.8M341 million

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