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Also known as EB, Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti

Italian automobile designer and manufacturer (1881–1947)

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Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti (1881–1947) was an Italian and French engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, and racing automobile driver. Born in Milan, he began his work period in 1898 and held citizenship in Italy, the Kingdom of Italy, and France. He was the son of Carlo Bugatti, the brother of Rembrandt Bugatti, and the father of Jean Bugatti. Bugatti spoke French and was recognized as a Knight of the Legion of Honour.

His career included participation in auto racing. His works are held in collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cité de l’Automobile, Musée des 24 Heures du Mans, and Autostadt. Bugatti died of cancer from natural causes in Paris. He is buried in Dorlisheim and Père Lachaise Cemetery.

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Key facts

Born
Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti , ( 1881-09-15 ) 15 September 1881, Milan , Italy
Died
21 August 1947 (1947-08-21) (aged 65), Paris , France
Resting place
Dorlisheim , France
Citizenship
Italian, French
Occupation
Automotive engineer
Years active
1898–1947
Employer
Automobiles E. Bugatti (founder)
Parents
Carlo Bugatti Teresa Lorioli
Relatives
Rembrandt Bugatti (brother) Jean Bugatti (eldest son) Giovanni Luigi Bugatti (paternal grandfather) Giovanni Segantini (uncle)

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Encyclopedic overview

Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti (15 September 1881 – 21 August 1947) was an Italian-French automobile designer and manufacturer. He received French citizenship in 1946 and is remembered as the founder and proprietor of the automobile manufacturing company Automobiles E. Bugatti, which he founded in 1909 in the then German town of Molsheim in the Alsace region of what is now France. Bugatti died in Paris and is buried in Dorlisheim, France.

Family origin and early life

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