Alec Issigonis
British car designer (1906-1988) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 81
Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis was a British-Greek automotive designer. He designed the Mini, launched by the British Motor Corporation in 1959, and voted the second most influential car of the 20th century in 1999.
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The machine factory (shown here in a company letter of 1910) founded by Demosthenis Issigonis, Alec's grandfather, once a thriving Greek businesses in Smyrna (now Izmir)
Lightweight Special, British Motor Museum, Gaydon, Warwickshire
The Mini as a British icon
Mini Moke taxi from The Prisoner
Morris Minor
The first Morris Mini-Minor (ADO15)
Austin 1100 (ADO16)Awards
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1988 · aged 81
