Portrait of Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin

Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin

Business leaders · Public leaders · car designer · engineer

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

British politician (1866-1941)

About Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin

Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin (8 November 1866 – 23 May 1941) was an English automobile designer and builder who founded the Austin Motor Company. For the majority of his career he was known as Sir Herbert Austin, and the Northfield bypass is called "Sir Herbert Austin Way" after him.

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Born
1866-11-08
Died
1941-05-23

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