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August Horch

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German automobile engineer (1868–1951)

Key facts

Born
( 1868-10-12 ) 12 October 1868, Winningen , Rhenish Prussia
Died
3 February 1951 (1951-02-03) (aged 82), Münchberg , Bavaria , West Germany
Known for
Founder of Audi and Horch

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
August
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Winningen
Place of death
Münchberg
Occupation
design engineer
Position held
founder
Employer
Audi AG
Political party
Nazi Party
Languages spoken
German
Field of work
engineer's degree
Image
August Horch 1906.jpg
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Commons category
August Horch
date of birth
1868-10-12
date of death
1951-02-03
ethnic group
Germans
Commons gallery
August Horch
name in native language
August Horch
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wonder
sports discipline competed in
rallying
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “August Horch” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.