Adolf Rosenberger

About Adolf Rosenberger

Adolf Rosenberger (8 April 1900 - 6 December 1967) was a successful German-Jewish businessman and co-founder of the Porsche car company. A racing driver, he raced Mercedes and Benz cars in the 1920s. His successes and records included wins at Avus, Stuttgart Solitude in 1924 and 1925, the Kasseler Herkules Hillclimb, and the Klausenpassrennen. At the 1926 German Grand Prix, Rosenberger was involved in one of the numerous accidents in treacherous conditions. He survived a crash into the timekeepers' box, which killed its three occupants. Following the Aryanization and after the Holocaust, Rosenberger, a Jew, was deprived of his stake-holdings and position in the Porsche company.