Ferdinand Porsche

Born

September 3, 1875

Died

January 30, 1951 (aged 75)

Known as

entrepreneur, inventor, automotive engineer, racing automobile driver, design engineer

Ferdinand Porsche was an Austrian-German automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche AG. He is best known for creating the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle (Lohner-Porsche), the Volkswagen Beetle, the Auto Union racing cars, the Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK, and several other important developments and Porsche automobiles.

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