Hart O. Berg

Hart Ostheimer Berg (1865–1941) was an American-born engineer and businessman. Celebrated for his transatlantic promotion of innovative industrial products in the early twentieth century, he is best known for having represented the Wright Brothers’ aviation interests in Europe.

Hart O. Berg
Hart O. Berg (in the foreground), with Wilbur Wright and King Alfonso XIII in Pau, France, on 20 February 1909.
Born
Hart Ostheimer Berg

(1865-03-23)March 23, 1865
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 9, 1941(1941-12-09) (aged 76)
New York, U.S.
Employers
TitleKnights of the French Legion of Honour
Spouses
(m. 1906; div. 1922)
    Lena Davis Willits McKinney
    (m. 1925; died 1931)
    ChildrenGrace Titcomb (step-daughter)
    Parent(s)Joseph and Louisa Berg
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