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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.
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 · 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. Already a renowned automotive designer, Porsche's dream was to create a small, affordable car for the European mass market.
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...
Apr 6, 2012 · Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, grandson of automaker founder and creator of the iconic Porsche 911, has died at the age of 76.
Jan 1, 2024 · Ferdinand Porsche - International Motorsports Hall of Fame. Class of 1996. Dr Ferdinand Porsche was born in 1875 in Bohemia, and early on he devoted his time to things mechanical and electric.
Apr 5, 2012 · Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who designed the first 911 sports car and went on to found a consumer-products design firm that also carried the Porsche name, died Thursday in Salzburg, Austria.
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