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Ferdinand Porsche This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2006) This article is about the founder of Porsche automobiles. For his grandson, the designer of the Porsche 911, see Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. Ferdinand Porsche Born 3 September 1875 Maffersdorf, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire Died 30 January 1951 (aged 75) Stuttgart, West Germany[1] Nationality Austro-Hungarian, Austrian, German Children Ferry Porsche and Louisa Porsche Work Significant projects Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK, Tiger I, Tiger II, the Elefant, and the Volkswagen Beetle Significant awards German National Prize for Art and Science Ferdinand Porsche[2] (3 September 1875 – 30 January 1951) was an Austrian-German automotive engineer and honorary Doctor of Engineering. He is best known for creating the first hybrid vehicle (gasoline-electric), the Volkswagen Beetle, and the Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK, as well as the first of many Porsche automobiles. Porsche designed the 1923 Benz Tropfenwagen, which was the first race car with mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout. Known in business circles as the "great engineer",[3] he made a number of contributions to advanced German tank designs: Tiger I, Tiger II, and the Elefant as well as the super-heavy Panzer VIII Maus tank, which was never put into production. He also made contributions in aircraft design, ...
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