Soichiro Honda

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Soichiro Honda was a pioneering Japanese engineer and entrepreneur who built Honda from a small workshop into one of the world’s leading automobile and motorcycle manufacturers.

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instanceOf engineer
entrepreneur
human
industrialist
awardReceived Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
Induction into the Automotive Hall of Fame
Induction into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame
Order of the Rising Sun
Order of the Sacred Treasure
causeOfDeath liver failure
countryOfCitizenship Japan
dateOfBirth 1906-11-17
dateOfDeath 1991-08-05
employer Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
linked to: Honda
familyName Honda
fieldOfWork automotive engineering
manufacturing
motorcycle engineering
founded Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
linked to: Honda
gender male
givenName Soichiro
hasHonorificTitle Honorary Doctorate from Michigan Technological University
Honorary Doctorate from Ohio State University
inspiredBy early experiences with machinery in his father’s bicycle repair shop
knownFor development of automobiles
development of motorcycles
founding Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
languageSpoken Japanese
name Soichiro Honda
nationality Japanese
nativeName 本田 宗一郎
linked to: Soichiro Honda
notableIdea emphasis on racing to improve production vehicles
focus on engineering innovation over short-term profit
notableWork development of Honda CVCC engine concept
development of the Honda Super Cub
occupation business executive
engineer
entrepreneur
industrial designer
placeOfBirth Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Tenryū, Shizuoka, Japan
placeOfDeath Tokyo, Japan
linked to: Tokyo
positionHeld Director of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
President of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
religion Buddhism
residence Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
linked to: Tokyo
spouse Sachi Honda
yearOfBirth 1906
yearOfDeath 1991

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Soichiro Honda name Soichiro Honda
Soichiro Honda nativeName 本田 宗一郎
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Honda Super Cub designer Soichiro Honda
HMC hasUnderlyingCompanyFoundedBy Soichiro Honda
Takeo Fujisawa partnerInBusinessWith Soichiro Honda
Honda Prize namedAfter Soichiro Honda
Honda Prize founder Soichiro Honda
井深大 hasWritten 『わが友本田宗一郎』
linked to: Soichiro Honda
Tenryū, Shizuoka, Japan birthplaceOf Soichiro Honda
Tenryū, Shizuoka, Japan notablePerson Soichiro Honda
Honda Super Cub designer Soichiro Honda
subject linked to: Cub
Sachi Honda spouse Soichiro Honda
Sachi Honda partnerOf Soichiro Honda
Honda 1300 designer Soichiro Honda