Vittorio Jano
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Vittorio Jano was an influential Italian automotive engineer and designer renowned for creating some of the most successful racing and road car engines of the 20th century, particularly for Alfa Romeo and later Lancia and Ferrari.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vittorio Jano canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Italian engineer
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automotive engineer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| birthName | Viktor János NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| citizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1891-04-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-03-13 ⓘ |
| designed |
Alfa Romeo 6C road and racing cars
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Alfa Romeo 8C road and racing cars NERFINISHED ⓘ Alfa Romeo P2 racing car NERFINISHED ⓘ Alfa Romeo P3 (Tipo B) racing car NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferrari Dino V6 racing engine NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferrari Dino road-car engines NERFINISHED ⓘ Lancia D50 Formula One car NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Alfa Romeo
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Ferrari NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiat NERFINISHED ⓘ Lancia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Hungarian ⓘ |
| familyName | Jano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
automotive engineering
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engine design ⓘ racing car design ⓘ |
| givenName | Vittorio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alfa Romeo racing car design
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Ferrari engine design ⓘ Lancia racing car design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing advanced twin-cam engines
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developing successful Grand Prix racing cars ⓘ influencing mid-20th-century Italian racing car engineering ⓘ lightweight chassis design ⓘ |
| name | Vittorio Jano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alfa Romeo 6C engine
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Alfa Romeo 8C engine NERFINISHED ⓘ Alfa Romeo P2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Alfa Romeo P3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferrari Dino V6 engine NERFINISHED ⓘ Lancia D50 Grand Prix car NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Giorgio Canavese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Turin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Grand Prix racing cars
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road car engines ⓘ sports cars ⓘ |
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