Paul Jaray

Paul Jaray (Hungarian: Járay Pál; 11 March 1889 – 22 September 1974) was a Vienna-born engineer, designer, and a pioneer of automotive streamlining.

Jaray studied at Maschinenbauschule in Vienna and worked at the Prague Technical University as an assistant to Professor Rudolf Dörfl.

In 1923[5] Jaray founded the Stromlinien Karosserie Gesellschaft, which presented numerous designs for streamlined car body work.

[9] He was the author of a large number of technical patents relating to streamlining, air compressors for railway, and devices for handling gases in silencers.

Later he lectured at the Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Zürich, which now holds Paul Jaray's archive.

Jaray on his own designed J-Rad bicycle c.1921
Tatra T77 maquette by Paul Jaray, 1934
Auto Union Type B with body design by Jaray, 1934
Jaray in old age, c. 1960-1974