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Alexander McCormick Sturm
Alexander McCormick Sturm (June 23, 1923 – November 16, 1951) was an American artist, author, and entrepreneur who co-founded in 1949 the American firearms maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. Sturm provided the start-up money and designed the Germanicheraldic eagle found on all Ruger guns. Sturm came from a prominent Connecticut family, and his wealthy mother was of the McCormick mercantile family. He was a Yale University graduate. Not long after the company had begun to succeed financially and gain traction, Sturm died from viral hepatitis.
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![[[William B. Ruger|William Batterman Ruger]] and Sturm (with beard) in 1950. Together they founded [[Sturm, Ruger & Co.]], with Ruger providing the gun expertise, and Sturm providing the eagle logo and financial backing](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/09/William_B._Ruger_and_Alexander_McCormick_Sturm_1950.jpg/250px-William_B._Ruger_and_Alexander_McCormick_Sturm_1950.jpg)
Alexander McCormick Sturm (June 23, 1923 – November 16, 1951) was an American artist, author, and entrepreneur who co-founded in 1949 the American firearms maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. Sturm provided the start-up money and designed the Germanic heraldic eagle found on all Ruger guns. Sturm came from a prominent Connecticut family, and his wealthy mother was of the McCormick mercantile family. He was a Yale University graduate. Not long after the company had begun to succeed financially and gain traction, Sturm died from viral hepatitis.
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