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Ugo Zagato
Italian automobile designer (1890–1968)
Ugo Zagato (25 June 1890, in Gavello – 31 October 1968) was an Italian automobile designer, known for establishing and running the Zagato coachbuilder, famous for its lightweight designs.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Ugo Zagato (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Jun 25, 1890, died Oct 31, 1968.1
About
He had five brothers and lost his father (1905), forcing him to emigrate to Germany and metalworks employment in Köln (1905). He returned to serve in the military (1909) and joined car coachbuilder Carrozzeria Varesina in Varese, while studying at the Santa Maria design school.
During World War I, he moved to Turin and joined the Pomilio aircraft manufacturer, learning lightweight body construction (1915–1919). He established Carrozzeria Ugo Zagato & Co., a workshop in Milan (1919), where he built close ties with Alfa Romeo.
His workshop was destroyed and rebuilt as La Zagato outside Milan after World War II, joined in 1946 by his sons Elio Zagato (1921–2009), and Gianni Zagato (1929–2020). Ugo's sons continued operations after his death in 1968.
From Wikipedia’s article on Ugo Zagato, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
Career
Occupation: entrepreneur, designer.5
- Date not recordedWorked at Alfa Romeo3
- Date not recordedFounded Zagato4
Personal life
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Sources
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- 1WikidataUgo Zagato on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaUgo Zagato on Wikipedia
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- 9WikidataZagato, Founder
- 10Wikimedia CommonsUgo Zagato photo by Unknown photographer, Public domain