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Ferdinand Porsche (other)
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Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951) was an automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche car company. Ferdinand Porsche may also refer to: * Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (1909–1998), known as Ferry, automobile designer and businessman, son of Ferdinand Porsche, Sr. * Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (1935–2012), nicknamed Butzi, automobile designer, creator of the Porsche 911, son of Ferry Porsche See also * * * * * Porsche family * Ferdinand (other) * Porsche (other) Porsche AG is an automobile manufacturer and a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG Porsche may also refer to: Buildings * Porsche Design Tower, in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida * Porsche Museum, Stuttgart * Porsche-Arena, in Stuttgart, Germany Companies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Porsche
Ferdinand Porsche (3 September 1875 – 30 January 1951) was a German automotive engineering, automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche, Porsche AG. He is best known for creating the first Petrol engine, gasoline–Electric motor, electric Hybrid electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle (Lohner–Porsche), the Volkswagen Beetle, the Auto Union racing cars, the Mercedes-Benz SSK, Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK, and several other important developments and Porsche automobiles. An important contributor to the German war effort during World War II, Porsche was involved in the production of advanced tanks such as the VK 45.01 (P), the Elefant (initially called "Ferdinand") self-propelled gun, and the Panzer VIII Maus super-heavy tank, as well as other weapon systems, including the V-1 flying bomb. Porsche was a member of the Nazi Party and an SS-Ehrenführer, honorary Oberführer of the Allgemeine SS. He was a recipient of the German National Prize for Art and Science, the SS-Ehrenring and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche
Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (19 September 1909 – 27 March 1998), mainly known as Ferry Porsche, was an Austrian-German technical automobile designer and automaker-entrepreneur. He operated Porsche AG in Stuttgart, Germany. His father, Ferdinand Porsche Sr., was also a renowned automobile engineer and founder of both Volkswagen and Porsche. His nephew, Ferdinand Piëch, was the longtime chairman of Volkswagen Group, and his son, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, was involved in the design of the Porsche 911. Ferry Porsche's life was intimately connected with that of his father, Ferdinand Porsche Sr., who began sharing his knowledge of mechanical engineering already in his childhood. With his father he opened a bureau of automobile design, in Stuttgart in 1931. The Volkswagen Beetle was designed by Ferdinand Porsche Sr. and a team of engineers, including Ferry Porsche. After World War II, while his father remained imprisoned in France being accused of war crimes, Ferry P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (11 December 1935 – 5 April 2012), also known by the nickname "Butzi", was a German-Austrian designer whose best known product was the first Porsche 911. He was the son of Ferry Porsche, and the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche. While his grandfather and father were both engineers, he was more involved in working out the appearance of a product. He never thought of himself as an artist or designer, but more as a technically talented craftsman in shaping. Education After attending the Waldorf School in Stuttgart he began studying industrial design at the Ulm School of Design. After a year he was dismissed by the examination board, because his talent was doubted. In 1957 he started practical training at the body design department of the family-owned sports car company under design director Erwin Komenda. Porsche 911 When it came to the designworks of the coachwork for the company's most successful car so far, the Porsche 911, Ferdinand Alexande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porsche Family
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche (; see below), is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in luxury, high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans, headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company is owned by Volkswagen AG, a controlling stake of which is owned by Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE. Porsche's current lineup includes the 718, 911, Panamera, Macan, Cayenne and Taycan. The origins of the company date to the 1930s when German Bohemian automotive engineer Ferdinand Porsche founded Porsche with Adolf Rosenberger, a keystone figure in the creation of German automotive manufacturer and Audi precursor Auto Union, and Austrian businessman Anton Piëch, who was, at the time, also Ferdinand Porsche's son in law. In its early days, it was contracted by the German government to create a vehicle for the masses, which later became the Volkswagen Beetle. After World War II, when Ferdinand, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand (other)
Ferdinand is a Germanic given name. For more details including a list of aristocracy see Ferdinand. Ferdinand may also refer to: Places United States * Ferdinand, Idaho, a city *Ferdinand, Indiana, a town *Ferdinand, Vermont, a town Elsewhere * Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand), largest city in Malta by area * Montana, Bulgaria, formerly named Ferdinand (1890–1945) * Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța, Romania, formerly named Ferdinand I (1930s-1948) * Nicolae Bălcescu, Bacău, Romania, formerly named Ferdinand (? to 1948) * Ferdinand (moon), a moon of Uranus People *Ferdinand, European nobility, given name, and characters *Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Alcindor in 1947), American basketball player * Ferdinand (surname), a list of people * Ferdinand (dancer) (1791–1837), stage name of French ballet dancer Jean La Brunière de Médicis Animals *Ferdinand (horse) Ferdinand (March 12, 1983 – 2002) was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1986 Kentuck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
