Ferdinand von Zeppelin

German general and airship pioneer (1838–1917)

Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (German: Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin; 8 July 1838 – 8 March 1917) was a German general and later inventor of the Zeppelin rigid airships. His name became synonymous with airships and dominated long-distance flight until the 1930s.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Ferdinand von Zeppelin (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jul 8, 1838, died Mar 8, 1917.¹