Shojiro Ishibashi
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Shojiro Ishibashi was a Japanese entrepreneur best known as the founder of Bridgestone, one of the world’s largest tire and rubber companies.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese businessperson
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entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bridgestone Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessFocus |
pneumatic tires
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rubber products ⓘ |
| businessModel | mass production of automobile tires ⓘ |
| businessRegion |
Asia
NERFINISHED
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1889 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1976 ⓘ |
| employer | Bridgestone Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyNote | Bridgestone is a calque of Ishibashi, meaning stone bridge in Japanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ishibashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
automotive industry
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rubber industry ⓘ tire manufacturing ⓘ |
| founded |
Bridgestone
NERFINISHED
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Bridgestone Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Shojiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industryInfluence |
Japanese manufacturing sector
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global tire industry ⓘ |
| inspiredNameOf | Bridgestone brand name ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Bridgestone Corporation
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philanthropic support for the arts in Japan ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken | Japanese ⓘ |
| legacy |
created a globally recognized tire brand
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helped establish Japan as a major tire-producing nation ⓘ |
| name | Shojiro Ishibashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 石橋正二郎 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | establishing one of the world’s largest tire and rubber companies ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Bridgestone into a major tire manufacturer ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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entrepreneur ⓘ industrialist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Bridgestone
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president of Bridgestone ⓘ |
| residence | Japan ⓘ |
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