Count Louis Zborowski
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Count Louis Zborowski was an early 20th-century British racing driver and engineer known for building powerful custom cars such as the "Chitty Bang Bang" machines and for his influential role in pioneering miniature railways.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Count Louis Zborowski canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
automotive engineer
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human ⓘ motorsport personality ⓘ racing driver ⓘ |
| built | miniature railway at Higham Park ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Monza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | racing accident ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | innovative large-engined racing specials ⓘ |
| competedFor |
Aston Martin
NERFINISHED
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Mercedes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1895-02-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1924-10-19 ⓘ |
| designed |
Babs (racing car)
NERFINISHED
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Chitty Bang Bang I NERFINISHED ⓘ Chitty Bang Bang II NERFINISHED ⓘ Chitty Bang Bang III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diedDuring | 1924 Italian Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Mercedes (as works driver) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Zborowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Eliot Zborowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
automotive engineering
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miniature railways ⓘ motorsport ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestry |
American
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English ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Count ⓘ |
| influenced | development of miniature estate railways in Britain ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building Chitty Bang Bang racing cars
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early 20th-century British motor racing ⓘ pioneering miniature railways ⓘ |
| mother | Margaret Astor Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork | Chitty Bang Bang racing specials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owned | Aston Martin racing cars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Grand Prix motor racing
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Italian Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath |
Italy
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Monza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Higham Park
NERFINISHED
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Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedEngineType | aircraft engines in racing cars ⓘ |
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