Siegfried Bettmann, German engineer (born 1863)

Siegfried Bettmann was a bicycle, motorcycle and car manufacturer and founder of the Triumph Motorcycle Company. In 1914 he established the Annie Bettmann Foundation to help young people start businesses. Triumph became one of the most famous motorcycle trade-names in the world. Bettmann was also Mayor of Coventry from 1913 to 1914.

September 23 is the 266th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 99 days remain until the end of the year.