Marc Birkigt
Swiss mechanical engineer and entrepreneur (1878-1953) · Switzerland · Scientists · Died at 75
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Something wrong?Marc Birkigt was a Swiss engineer, automotive and aviation pioneer, and co-founder of Hispano-Suiza in 1904.
A life in dates
1953Died15 March 19531939Grand Officer of the Legion of HonourAward1930Commander of the Legion of HonourAward1908Knight of the Order of Isabella the CatholicAward1878Born8 March 1878
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Share of the Hispano Suiza Fabrica de Automoviles SA, issued 30. May 1905
The Maître Mansion, aka "Rive Bleu", on the Route de Lausanne 392-394 in Versoix Geneva, Switzerland, commissioned by Birkigt, designed by architect Henry Baudin (1876-1929), constructed between 1926 and 1928, and decorated by the artist Éric Hermès (1881-1971).
The tomb of Marc and Eugénie Birkigt in Versoix Geneva, SwitzerlandAwards
About this person
Country
Switzerland
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1878 to 1953 · aged 75
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