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Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (19 September 1909 – 27 March 1998), [1] 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 Volkswagen and Porsche.
The Sudeten German surname Porsche can be traced to the 18th century in the area of Reichenberg, Bohemia (now Liberec, Czech Republic). [4] The surname originates with the German word Bursche ("boy, young man, apprentice, farmhand") and is on record in northern Bohemia in various spellings (Porsch, Borsche, Borsch, Bursche, Bursch, Pursch, Pursche, etc.) from the early 17th century.
Ferdinand Porsche was born to Anna Porsche (née Ehrlich) and Anton Porsche, in Maffersdorf (Vratislavice nad Nisou) in northern Bohemia, part of Austria-Hungary at that time, and today part of the Czech Republic. [5] [6] Ferdinand was his parents' third child. His father was a master panel-beater. [7]
Anton Piëch (German pronunciation: [ˈantoːn ˈpiːɛç]; 21 September 1894 – 29 August 1952) was an Austrian-German lawyer and the son-in-law of Ferdinand Porsche.He headed Volkswagenwerk GmbH between 1941 and 1945, which produced the Volkswagen vehicles (KdF-Wagen) at the factory in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Louise Hedwig Anna Wilhelmine Piëch (née Porsche; 29 August 1904, in Wiener Neustadt – 10 February 1999, in Zell am See) was the daughter of automotive pioneer Ferdinand Porsche. In 1928, she married Anton Piëch, [1] a lawyer from Vienna who from 1941 to 1945 led the KdF-Wagen factory in KdF-Stadt (present day Wolfsburg).
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 ...
Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951), founder of design office that made cars, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche GmbH; Ferdinand Alexander Porsche ("Butzi") (1935–2012), car designer, son of Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche; Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (or Ferry Porsche) (1909–1998), automotive engineer and designer, son of Ferdinand Porsche
Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951) founded the company called "Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmbH" [5] with Adolf Rosenberger [11] and Anton Piëch in 1931. [12] The name is short for Ferdinand Porsche's full title in German, Doktor Ingenieur honoris causa lit. ' Doctor of Engineering, Honorary Degree ' Ferdinand Porsche. [13]