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Soichiro Honda

Also Known As Honda Soichiro (Japanese name order); native script 本田宗一郎
Automotive Pioneers and Engineers

Japanese engineer and entrepreneur who established the Honda Motor Company in 1948, building it from a small operation manufacturing motorized bicycles into a major multinational manufacturer of motorcycles and automobiles. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1906 1
Death Year
1991 1
Nationality
Japanese 1
Connections

Operates

Honda, Networks and Operators

Founded Honda Motor Co., Ltd. in 1948.

Source Wikipedia: Soichiro Honda

Preceded By

Kiichiro Toyoda, Figures
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Nationality

Japan

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Soichiro Honda
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    In 1948, he established Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and oversaw its expansion from a wooden shack manufacturing bicycle motors to a multinational automobile and motorcycle manufacturer.
  • In Group: Automobile Company Founders and Executives, Lead sentence
    Soichiro Honda (本田 宗一郎, Honda Sōichirō; 17 November 1906-5 August 1991) was a Japanese engineer and industrialist.
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