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Ferdinand Porsche (3 September 1875 – 30 January 1951) was an automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche car company. He is best known for creating the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle (Lohner-Porsche) the Volkswagen Beetle the Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK several other important developments and Porsche automobiles.

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award
German National Prize for Art and Science, SS-Ehrenring, War Merit Cross
birth date
1875-09-03
birth place
Austria-Hungary, Czech Republic, Vratislavice nad Nisou, Kingdom of Bohemia
child
Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, Louise Piëch
citizenship
Austria-Hungary, Germany, First Czechoslovak Republic
death date
1951-01-30
death place
Germany, Stuttgart, West Germany
significant project
Elefant, Tiger I, Mercedes-Benz SSK, Volkswagen Beetle, Tiger II

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