Anton Schwarzkopf

Anton Schwarzkopf, Jr. ( born July 8, 1924 in Behlingen in the district of Günzburg, † 30 July 2001) was a German engineer of amusement rides and roller coasters.

After he had taken his parents Anton Schwarzkopf GmbH Sr. and Mary Schwarzkopf early 50s, these grew very strongly inter alia through the inventions of the company. Anton Schwarzkopf applies together with Werner Stengel as the inventor of the vertical loops of modern times.

On 30 July 2001, died Anton Schwarzkopf, after he had retired in 1995 from the business, after many years of Parkinson 's disease. His son Wieland Schwarzkopf is now the owner of Wieland Schwarzkopf GmbH.