Issigonis

Issigonis
(1906–88)
a British car designer, born in Turkey. His two most successful designs were the Morris Minor (1948) and the Mini (1959). He was made a knight in 1969.

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  • Alec Issigonis — Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis, CBE, FRS (November 18, 1906 ndash;October 2, 1988) was a Greek British designer of cars, now remembered chiefly for the groundbreaking and influential development of the Mini, launched by the British… …   Wikipedia

  • Alec Issigonis — Sir Alec Issigonis, eigentlich Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis (* 18. November 1906 in der damals zum Osmanischen Reich gehörigen und vorwiegend griechisch geprägten Stadt Smyrna, heute İzmir, Türkei; † 2. Oktober 1988 in Longbridge) war… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Alec Issigonis — Morris Mini Minor Sir Alexandre Arnold Constantine Issigonis, dit Alec Issigonis, (18 novembre 1906 – 2 octobre 1988) était un ingénieur grec, né à Smyrne (Izmir) en Turquie. Biographie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Alec Issigonis — [Alec Issigonis] (1906–88) a British car ↑designer, born in Turkey. His two most successful designs were the Morris Minor (1948) and the Mini (1959). He was made a ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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