Sakichi Toyoda 豊田 佐吉 | |
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Born | March 19, 1867 |
Died | October 30, 1930 | (aged 63)
Occupation(s) | Founder, Toyota Boshoku Corporation, Toyota Industries, which eventually spawned the Toyota Group |
Children | Aiko Toyoda Kiichiro Toyoda |
Relatives | Eiji Toyoda (nephew) |
Sakichi Toyoda (豊田 佐吉, Toyoda Sakichi, March 19(the 14th of the 2nd month in East Asian Lunar Calendar), 1867 – October 30, 1930) was a Japanese inventor and industrialist. He was born in Kosai, Shizuoka. The son of a farmer and sought-after carpenter, he started the Toyoda family companies. His son, Kiichiro Toyoda, would later establish Japan's largest automaker, Toyota. Toyoda is referred to as the "King of Japanese Inventors".[1]