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Ivan Hirst

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Engineer, British Army officer, reviver of post-World War II Volkswagen

United KingdomScientistsLived 1916 to 2000 · aged 84
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Major Ivan Hirst was a British Army officer and engineer who was instrumental in reviving Volkswagen from a single factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, into a major postwar automotive manufacturer.

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Hirst (left) in 1946, as a major with the British Army Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) and a new Volkswagen, built at the Wolfsburg factory.Hirst (left) in 1946, as a major with the British Army Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) and a new Volkswagen, built at the Wolfsburg factory.

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 2000 · aged 84
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