Ferry Porsche
Austrian-German automobile designer
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.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Ferry Porsche (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Sep 19, 1909, died Mar 27, 1998.1
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His father, Ferdinand Porsche, 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 Porsche ran their company. Aided by the postwar Volkswagen enterprise, he created the first cars that were uniquely associated with the company. Despite the political-economical adversities of the postwar years, the company manufactured automobiles and, eventually, became a major sports car manufacturer.
From Wikipedia’s article on Ferry Porsche, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
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- 1WikidataFerry Porsche on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaFerry Porsche on Wikipedia
- 3WikidataPorsche, Board member