Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁴

August Horch

German automobile engineer, founder of Audi

August Horch (12 October 1868 – 3 February 1951) was a German engineer and automobile pioneer, the founder of the manufacturing giant that eventually became Audi.²

From Wikipedia’s article on August Horch (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 12, 1868, died Feb 3, 1951.¹

Companies

AudiwerkeFounder¹⁰
HorchFounder¹¹
HQM Sachsenring GmbHFounder¹²
Audi AGFounder¹³

Career

Occupation: racing automobile driver, design engineer, engineer, entrepreneur.⁶

Date not recordedFounded Audi AG³
Date not recordedFounded Horch⁴
Date not recordedFounded HQM Sachsenring GmbH⁵

Personal life

BornOct 12, 1868, Winningen⁷
DiedFeb 3, 1951, Münchberg⁸
CitizenshipGermany⁹

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WikidataAugust Horch on Wikidata
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WikipediaAugust Horch on Wikipedia
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WikidataAugust Horch: Founded Audi AG, on Wikidata
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WikidataAugust Horch: Founded Horch, on Wikidata
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WikidataAugust Horch: Founded HQM Sachsenring GmbH, on Wikidata
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WikidataAugust Horch: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataAugust Horch: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataAugust Horch: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataAugust Horch: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataAudiwerke, Founder
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WikidataHorch, Founder
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WikidataHQM Sachsenring GmbH, Founder
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WikidataAudi AG, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsAugust Horch photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

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Career

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