Friedrich Hermann Wölfert

Friedrich Hermann Wölfert (17 November 1850 in Riethnordhausen, Kreis Sangerhausen – 12 June 1897 in Tempelhof (in Berlin) was a German publisher and aviation pioneer.

Due to their activities the Verein zur Förderung der Luftschifffahrt was founded on 8 September 1881.

[1] After Baumgarten's death in 1884 he continued the work and built a series of seven airships, including the human-powered Deutschland which flew in Berlin.

Gottlieb Daimler noticed this article and, after patenting his new petrol engine for airflight, invited Wölfert to Cannstatt.

[1] On 10 August 1888 Wölfert's airship, driven by Daimler's so-called Standuhr (Grandfather Clock) petrol engine,[2] flew 10 kilometres from Cannstatt to Aldingen (part of Remseck am Neckar) and back.