Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti ( Italian: Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti ; September 15, 1881 , Milan - August 21, 1947 , Paris ) - Italian designer and industrialist, founder of the French automobile company Bugatti .
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| Birth name | ital. Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti |
| Date of Birth | September 15, 1881 |
| Place of Birth | Milan |
| Date of death | August 21, 1947 (65 years old) |
| A place of death | Neuilly-sur-Seine , France |
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| Occupation | engineer |
| Father | Carlo Bugatti |
| Mother | Theresa Lorioli |
| Children | Ebe (b. 1903) Linda (born 1907) Jean (born 1909) Roland (born 1922) Theresa (b.1942) Michelle (born 1945) |
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Professional activities
- 3 Interesting Facts
- 4 References
Biography
Ettore was born on September 15, 1881 in Castella della Sforzo in Milan , into a family of Italian cabinetmaker and modern jewelry designer Carlo Bugatti ( Italian: Carlo Bugatti ) and Teresa Lorioli ( Italian: Teresa Lorioli ). The elder brother of the famous sculptor- animalist Rembrandt Bugatti , Ettore is also a nephew of the artist Giovanni Segantini and paternal grandson of Giovanni Luigi Bugatti ( Italian: Giovanni Luigi Bugatti ), a famous sculptor and architect . Ettore spent his childhood in Milan, where after receiving a classical education he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts ( French Académie des Beaux-Arts ) in Milan, where he studied sculpture with his brother Rembrandt Bugatti.
Ettore married in 1907 to Barbara Maria Giuseppina Bolzoni ( French: Barbara Maria Guiseppina Mascherpa Bolzoni ), from whom he had four children, two daughters and two sons. After the death of his first wife, Ettore married a second time to Genevieve Margarita Delcuze ( French: Geneviève Marguerite Delcuze ). In his second marriage he had a daughter, Teresa, in 1942 and a son Mikhail in 1945 .
Professional Activities
Bugatti designed his first car at the age of 17. For him, Ettore received a gold medal at an exhibition in Milan . The car was quite imperfect, but the young designer managed to interest Count Gunelli with his ideas. With his financial support, Ettore was building his second Bugatti car two years later, who also received a medal at an exhibition in Milan . This model has created him a reputation as a serious and promising designer. He began to collaborate with various companies, such as De Dietrich ( France ), Turk-Mary ( France ). During his life, Bugatti managed to work for most of the largest automotive companies in Europe. Passion for car racing beneficially influenced Bugatti's design idea: his first racing car, the Bugatti-10, appeared in 1909. Bugatti himself became a famous racer at the same time.
Interesting Facts
In 1933, the Bugatti-designed train set a world speed record for passenger trains at 172 km / h, with a total of 88 trains built.
Links
- BUGATTI (Bugatti) Ettore Arco Isidoro (inaccessible link)