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  1. Ferdinand Porsche (3 September 1875 – 30 January 1951) was a German-Bohemian automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche AG. He is best known for creating the first gasoline – electric hybrid vehicle ( LohnerPorsche ), the Volkswagen Beetle , the Auto Union racing cars , the Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK , and several other important ...

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Business Leaders. Entrepreneurs. Ferdinand Porsche founded the Porsche car company in 1931. In the early 1920s, he oversaw the development of the Mercedes compressor car and later...

  3. Apr 2, 2024 · Ferdinand Porsche was an Austrian automotive engineer who designed the popular Volkswagen car. Porsche became general director of the Austro-Daimler Company in 1916 and moved to the Daimler Company in Stuttgart in 1923. He left in 1931 and formed his own firm to design sports cars and racing cars.

  4. Inventor of the electric wheel-hub motor. Following his plumbing apprenticeship in his father's business, Ferdinand Porsche's abilities and his interest in technology led him to begin his career at the Vereinigten Elektrizitätswerke of Bela Egger & Co in Vienna.

  5. Jun 11, 2018 · Porsche, Ferdinand (1875–1951) German car manufacturer who designed the Volkswagen Beetle. In 1934, Porsche produced plans for an affordable car that the Nazis named Volkswagen (‘people's car’) and promised to mass produce.

  6. Apr 6, 2012 · Ferdinand A. Porsche, who designed the original Porsche 911, the snazzy, powerful sports car that became the lasting signature of the German automobile company founded by his grandfather and...

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

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