Anton Piëch
| Anton Piëch | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 September 1894 Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 29 August 1952 (aged 57) Klagenfurt, Austria |
| Nationality |
 Austria Nazi Germany
|
| Education | Lawyer |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Occupation | Manager of Volkswagenwerk GmbH |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Porsche (m. 1928) |
| Children | Ferdinand Piëch |
Anton Piëch (German pronunciation: [ˈantoːn ˈpiːɛç]; 21 September 1894 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary – 29 August 1952 in Klagenfurt, Austria) was an Austrian lawyer and the son-in-law of Ferdinand Porsche. He headed Volkswagenwerk GmbH between 1941 and 1945, which produced the Volkswagen vehicles (KdF-Wagen) at the factory in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Piëch was born 21 September 1894 in Vienna, the son of lawyer Anton Paul Piëch. He studied at the University of Vienna and received his doctorate of jurisprudence in 1922. He established himself as a lawyer in his hometown, where his clients included several Austrian Nazis, among others. At the end of the 1920s, he defended Ferdinand Porsche in litigation against Daimler-Benz over an employment contract. In 1928, Piëch married Louise Porsche, the daughter of Ferdinand Porsche. Together they had three sons, Ernst (born 1929), Ferdinand (born 1937), and Hans-Michel (born 1942), and a daughter, Louise Daxer-Piëch (1932–2006).
Piëch had a 15% share in the founding of the Porsche company in Stuttgart on 25 April 1931. In the Kommanditgesellschaft founded in 1937 (Porsche KG), his share was 10%. Piëch represented the company in legal and contractual matters.
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