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Adolf Schoepe (January 1, 1904, Berkenroth, Germany, - July 29, 2001, Fullerton, California) was a German-American inventor and businessman. Schoepe, a master metalworker with no formal education, [1] emigrated to the United States in 1927.
Aug 2, 2001 · Adolf Schoepe, whose companies, Kwikset Lock and Fluidmaster Inc., sold tens of millions of locks and toilet parts to homeowners, died on Monday. He was 97. Mr. Schoepe, a German, came to the...
Jul 31, 2001 · Adolf Schoepe, a pioneering business executive in Orange County, died Sunday after a brief illness. He was 97. Schoepe, who suffered a stroke seven weeks ago, died at St. Jude Medical Center in...
No wonder more people trust their doors, inside and out, to Kwikset. It all began with entrepreneurs Adolf Schoepe and Karl Reinhard. 1946 – Adolf Schoepe and Karl Reinhard revolutionize residential lock design by pioneering a tubular lock—named "Kwikset" to underscore its speedy installation.
Aug 5, 2001 · Adolf Schoepe, the 97-year-old founder and chairman of Fluidmaster Inc. and co-founder of Kwikset Lock Co., died July 29 in Fullerton after a brief illness. Born in Berkenroth, Germany, Schoepe came to the U.S. in 1927 at age 23 without knowing how to speak English.
Nov 16, 2020 · They’re still privately held by the family of their founder, Adolf Schoepe, whose invention of a new style of fill valve led him to establish Fluidmaster in 1957.
May 5, 2009 · Adolf Schoepe (1904-2001) was arguably Orange County's first industrialist. He was the founder of both Kwikset Locks in Anaheim, and Fluidmaster, Inc. in San Juan Capistrano. As Phil Brigandi likes to point out, "Nearly every American has at least one of his products in their home.". Schoepe's papers are held by the Orange County ...
