Editing Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen (section)

==Life==
The son of a shipmaster who died when Rasmussen was still a young child, he attended middle school in [[Nakskov]] and in 1894 began an apprenticeship in [[Copenhagen]]. His mother died when he was 19, he then moved to [[Nykøbing Falster|Nykøbing]] where he continued his training employed by a local engine maker.

In 1898 Rasmussen moved to [[German Empire|Germany]] in order to take classes in [[Mechanical engineering|mechanical]] and [[electrical engineering]] at the ''[[Hochschule Mittweida]]'' university of applied sciences in [[Kingdom of Saxony|Saxony]]. However, he was relegated two years later due to inadequate academic achievements and continued his studies at the newly established [[West Saxon University of Applied Sciences of Zwickau|University of Applied Sciences of Zwickau]] where he took his exams in 1902. One year later he registered his first [[utility model]] (''[[Gebrauchsmuster]]'') on a [[turning]] tool in [[Zwickau]].

Rasmussen established the DKW [[motorcycle]] manufacturing factory Zschopauer Motorenwerke in 1921<ref name="MC">[[The Motor Cycle|Motor Cycle]] 27 August 1964 ''DKW man dies''. Added 2014-06-16</ref> and later [[automobile]] [[Framo (car)|Framo]]. Rasmussen acquired a majority interest in [[Audi|Audi Automobilwerke]] in 1928, which four years later became [[Auto Union|Auto Union AG]] with the merger of Zschopauer Motorenwerke, Audi and others.<ref name="autoweek">{{cite journal|title=Names Behind The Company: Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen|journal=[[AutoWeek]]|date=November 30, 2009|page=20}}</ref>

The [[Wall Street crash of 1929]] and the following [[Great Depression]] hit Rasmussen's businesses hard, as demand for motor-bikes and passenger cars slumped. In 1930 the Saxony Regional Bank, which had financed Rasmussen's business expansion in the 1920s, installed [[Richard Bruhn]] (1886 – 1964) on the board of Audi and there followed a brutal pruning and rationalization of the various auto-businesses that Rasmussen had accumulated. The outcome was the founding of Auto Union in Summer 1932 with just four component businesses, being Audi, DKW, Horch and the car producing piece of Wanderer.<ref name=Osw1>[[#Oswald|Oswald, Werner: Deutsche Autos 1920-1945, volume 2]], p. 85</ref> The Auto Union group rapidly grew to become Germany's second auto producer, behind only [[Opel]] in terms of passenger car market share. After [[World War II]], DKW moved to [[West Germany]], with the original factory becoming [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]].<ref name="MC"/>

Rasmussen remained on the board until 1934 when he was removed following "differences" with fellow board members. He then left Zschopau and purchased an estate at [[:de:Sacrow (Potsdam)|Sacrow]] which today has become a district in [[Potsdam]], and where he lived with his family till 1945. In 1945 he joined the flight from the Soviet army, relocating to [[Flensburg]], and in 1947 he returned to Denmark. 

From 1947 he lived in Hareskovby, where in the 1950s he built motor-bikes under the DISA name. After his 75th birthday he and his wife moved to [[Copenhagen]].