Porsche family
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| Nationality | Austria |
| Occupation | Engineers and businessmen |
| Years active | 1898–present |
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| Known for | Projects of Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK, Tiger I, Tiger II, the Elefant, all Porsche models (include 356 and 911) Volkswagen Beetle, Audi Quattro and Others... Award:German National Prize for Art and Science (1938) SS-Ehrenring War Merit Cross Wilhelm Exner Medal, 1936 |
The Porsche family is a prominent Austrian family of industrialists descending from the automotive pioneer Ferdinand Porsche. Its members have full ownership of the Porsche SE automobile corporation.
Ferdinand Porsche was born to a German-speaking family of Maffersdorf, Bohemia, son of Anton Porsche (1845-1908) and Anna Ehrlich. The Sudeten German surname Porsche can be traced to the 18th-century in the area of Reichenberg (now Liberec), Bohemia. The surname originates with the German word ("boy, young man, apprentice, farmhand") and is on record in northern Bohemia in various spellings (Porsch, Borsche, Borsch, Bursche, Bursch, Pursch, Pursche etc.) from the early 17th century.
The father of Chris Reitz, the former head of design for Alfa Romeo, was adopted by Dorothea, the wife of Ferry.
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