Definition
Rudolf Wurlitzer (1831–1914) was a German-American businessman and the founder of the Wurlitzer Company, a prominent manufacturer of musical instruments. He immigrated to the United States and established the company in 1856. He began by importing musical instruments from Europe. Wurlitzer expanded into manufacturing pianos, organs, and eventually jukeboxes. He built a legacy that shaped the music industry. Think of him as the Henry Ford of musical instruments.