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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.
Ferdinand Porsche in 1898 – the year he introduced his first fully-electric car, the Egger-Lohner C.2 Phaeton. The first of many Porsche firsts And just two years later, now working with the Vienna-based k.u.k. Hofwagenfabrik Ludwig Lohner & Co, Ferdinand designed what was the world’s first-ever hybrid car – the ‘Semper Vivus’.
Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Porsche seized his energy from a creative restlessness which formed part of his entire life. From plumber's apprentice to engineer The roots of Porsche's company history lie in Bohemia where Ferdinand Porsche was born on 3 September 1875 in Maffersdorf, as the third child of Anton Porsche and his wife Anna.
Jun 11, 2018 · History. Historians, Miscellaneous: Biographies. Ferdinand Porsche. views 1,551,967 updated Jun 11 2018. Ferdinand Porsche. Though he and his son founded the high-performance sports car firm that bears the family name, Ferdinand Porsche Sr. (1875-1951) is also remembered as the visionary who created the Volkswagen Beetle in the 1930s.
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...
Mar 28, 1998 · Ferdinand Porsche, creator of the German sports car that bore his family name and son of the legendary engineer who designed the Volkswagen Beetle, died yesterday at his family's vacation home in...
Apr 8, 2012 · Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche, who has died aged 76, was the industrial designer responsible for the shape of the Porsche 911 sports car. He was the last member of the German engineering dynasty...
