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Piëch was born in Vienna, Austria, to Louise (née Porsche; Ferdinand's daughter) and Anton Piëch, a lawyer. He studied at the Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz and graduated from the ETH Zurich, Switzerland, in 1962, with a degree in mechanical engineering, having written a master thesis about the development of a Formula One (F1) engine.
The Porsche family (also known as Porsche–Piëch family) is a prominent Austrian-German family of industrialists descending from the German-Bohemian automotive pioneer Ferdinand Porsche. Its members control Porsche SE and have a majority voting right over Volkswagen AG , the largest automaker in the world.
Ferdinand Piëch, former Member of the Supervisory Board of Porsche AG, died on 25 August 2019 at the age of 82. “The news of his death represents a very sad loss for us. Our thoughts are with Ferdinand Piëch’s family,” says Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG. “His love of cars and his constant desire to drive ...
Aug 26, 2019 · Mr. Piëch was born in Vienna on April 17, 1937. Both his parents were Nazis. His father, Anton, was a lawyer; his mother, Louise, was the daughter of Ferdinand Porsche, the self-taught engineer ...
Aug 27, 2019 · Piëch, grandson of Beetle designer and founder of the eponymous sports carmaker Ferdinand Porsche, reunited VW and Porsche and made them part of a 12-brand empire that stretched from Lamborghini ...
Aug 27, 2019 · April 2010: Ferdinand Piëch in an Audi in Hamburg. The German car industry has lost a legendary leader: Ferdinand Piëch, who steered Volkswagen to global success. Mr Piëch took charge of VW in ...
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Aug 27, 2019 · Ferdinand Piech, the Porsche family patriarch who transformed Volkswagen from a struggling carmaker into a global powerhouse, has died at the age of 82. Piech, the grandson of sports car and VW ...
