Enzo Ferrari
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Technology, Inventions, Economics, Sports
- Subcategories: Business, Engineering, Engineers, Industry, Manufacturing, Factories, Automobiles, Cars, Transportation
- Curriculum: Italian History, 20th & 21st Century European History
Article abstract: Ferrari was a designer and builder of sports cars and is among the most significant forces of this century in the manufacturing and racing of sophisticated, high-speed autos. He revolutionized the industry and sport, and for much of the 1950’s and 1960’s his cars dominated the high-performance racing circuits.
Early Life
Enzo Ferrari was born in Modena, Italy, on February 18, 1898. Traditionally, his family had been employed as metalworkers, and his father, Alfredo Ferrari, ran a small foundry that produced equipment for the Italian...
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