Career
As an engineer, Schwitzer was influential in designing hydraulics for use in bus transportation. He also pioneered improvements in automotive cooling fans, water pumps and oil pumps, and the turbocharger. The Student Center at the University of Indianapolis bears his name, as does a women"s dormitory at nearby Butler University.
He is known to have started five races at IP Multimedia Subsystem in 1909 and 1910.
He also drove relief, for Harry Cobe, in the first Indianapolis 500. Schwitzer served on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Technical Committee from 1912 through 1945.
In recognition of Schwitzer"s contributions to the early developmental history of American motorsports, the Louis H. Schwitzer Award for Design Innovation is presented annually after each running of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race. In 1970, Schwitzer was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame.
He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.