Ferdinand Porsche (1875 - 1951)

Born 3 Sep 1875 in Maffersdorf, Böhmen, Österreich-Ungarn

Ancestors

Husband of Aloisia Johanna (Kaes) Porsche — married 17 Oct 1903 in Maffersdorf, Reichenberg, Böhmen, Österreich

Descendants

Died 30 Jan 1951 at age 75 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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Biography

Ferdinand Porsche is Notable.

Ferdinand was born in 1875 in Maffersdorf. He was the third child of Anton Porsche and Anna (Ehrlich) Porsche.^[1]

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. In addition, Porsche designed the 1923 Benz Tropfenwagen, which was the first racing car with a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout.

Sources

1. ↑ Church book Maffersdorf, Personenstandsregister Staatliches Gebietsarchiv Litomerice - Archivabteilung, N, I-N • inv. č. 8876 • sig. L182/16 • 1864 - 1877 • Liberec XXX-Vratislavice nad Nisou image 217

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