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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| 本田 宗一郎 | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
engineer
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entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ industrialist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
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Automotive Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
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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
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surface form:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
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| familyName | Honda ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
automotive engineering
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manufacturing ⓘ motorcycle engineering ⓘ |
| founded |
Honda
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surface form:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Soichiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle |
Honorary Doctorate from Michigan Technological University
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Honorary Doctorate from Ohio State University ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | early experiences with machinery in his father’s bicycle repair shop ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of automobiles
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development of motorcycles ⓘ founding Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Soichiro Honda self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Soichiro Honda
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surface form:
本田 宗一郎
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| notableIdea |
emphasis on racing to improve production vehicles
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focus on engineering innovation over short-term profit ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of Honda CVCC engine concept
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development of the Honda Super Cub ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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engineer ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ industrial designer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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surface form:
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Tenryū, Shizuoka, Japan ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
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President of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence |
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Sachi Honda ⓘ |
| yearOfBirth | 1906 ⓘ |
| yearOfDeath | 1991 ⓘ |
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本田 宗一郎