August Horch
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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
- Sport
- automobile sport
- Image
- August Horch 1906.jpg
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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.
Beginnings
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