Alec Issigonis

Automotive Designer

1906 – 1988

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Who was Alec Issigonis?

Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis, CBE, FRS, RDI was a Greek-British designer of cars, now remembered chiefly for the groundbreaking and influential development of the Mini, launched by the British Motor Corporation in 1959.

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Born
Nov 18, 1906
Smyrna
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • University of Surrey
Employment
  • Humber
  • Morris Motors
    (1936 - 1952)
  • Alvis Car and Engineering Company
    (1952 - 1955)
  • British Motor Corporation
    (1955 - )
Lived in
  • İzmir
Died
Oct 2, 1988
Edgbaston

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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