Hugo Eckener was the manager of the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin during the inter-war years, and also the commander of the famous Graf Zeppelin for most of its record-setting flights, including the first airship flight around the world, making him the... Wikipedia
Born: August 10, 1868, Flensburg, Germany
Died: August 14, 1954 (age 86 years), Friedrichshafen, Germany
Children: Knut Eckener
Books: My Zeppelins
Parents: Johann Christoph Eckener and Anna Lange
First flight: 16 May 1911; LZ 8, Deutschland II