Carlo Abarth
Italian automobile designer (1908–1979)
Carlo Abarth (15 November 1908 – 24 October 1979), born Karl Albert Abarth, was an Italian automobile designer.2
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Born Nov 15, 1908, died Oct 24, 1979.1
About
Abarth was born in Austria but later was naturalized as an Italian citizen. At this time, his first name Karl Albert was changed to its Italian equivalent of Carlo Alberto.
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Companies
Career
Occupation: design engineer, engineer, motorcycle racer, entrepreneur.4
Personal life
- BornNov 15, 1908, Vienna5
- DiedOct 24, 1979, Vienna6
- CitizenshipKingdom of Italy, Austria, Italy7
- SpousesAnneliese Abarth8; Nadina Abarth-Žerjav8
Carlo Abarth was married three times. His first wife was the secretary of Volkswagen's head Anton Piëch in Vienna.
He married his second wife, Nadina Abarth-Žerjav from Ljubljana, in November 1949. She was the daughter of the Slovenian liberal politician Gregor Žerjav and was known polyglot. They lived together in northern Italy until 1966, and they divorced in 1979.
The same year, about six weeks before his death, Abarth married his third wife, Anneliese Abarth; she continues to head the Carlo Abarth Foundation and wrote one of his biographies in 2010.
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- 1WikidataCarlo Abarth on Wikidata
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- 9WikidataAbarth, Founder
- 10Wikimedia CommonsCarlo Abarth photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain