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.

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本田 宗一郎 1

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instanceOf engineer
entrepreneur
human
industrialist
awardReceived Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
Automotive Hall of Fame induction
surface form: 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
surface form: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
familyName Honda
fieldOfWork automotive engineering
manufacturing
motorcycle engineering
founded Honda
surface form: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
gender male
givenName Soichiro NERFINISHED
hasHonorificTitle Honorary Doctorate from Michigan Technological University
Honorary Doctorate from Ohio State University
inspiredBy early experiences with machinery in his father’s bicycle repair shop
knownFor development of automobiles
development of motorcycles
founding Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
languageSpoken Japanese
name Soichiro Honda self-link
nationality Japanese
nativeName Soichiro Honda self-linksurface differs
surface form: 本田 宗一郎
notableIdea emphasis on racing to improve production vehicles
focus on engineering innovation over short-term profit
notableWork development of Honda CVCC engine concept
development of the Honda Super Cub
occupation business executive
engineer
entrepreneur
industrial designer
placeOfBirth Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
surface form: Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Tenryū, Shizuoka, Japan
placeOfDeath Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED
positionHeld Director of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
President of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
religion Buddhism
residence Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED
spouse Sachi Honda
yearOfBirth 1906
yearOfDeath 1991

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Honda Super Cub designer Soichiro Honda
Honda founder Soichiro Honda
HMC hasUnderlyingCompanyFoundedBy Soichiro Honda
Soichiro Honda name Soichiro Honda self-link
Soichiro Honda nativeName Soichiro Honda self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 本田 宗一郎