Richard Steiff

While attending the School of Arts and Crafts (Kunstgewerbeschule) in Stuttgart, he would regularly visit the nearby zoo and spend much of his time drawing the bears of an enclosure.

[4] At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, the Steiffs sold 12,000 bears and received the Gold Medal, which was the highest honor at the event.

He developed the Roloplan, a type of kite that could take aerial photographs of the Steiff factory and its surroundings in Giengen.

[10] In 1903, Steiff planned and erected in Giengen a factory building of concrete and steel called the Jungfrauenaquarium (Virgins' Aquarium) that allowed the workers inside to enjoy ample natural light, a first for its time.

[11] In 1923, Richard boarded the SS President Arthur bound for New York City, and arrived on March 20, 1923.