Soichiro Honda

Soichiro Honda (本田 宗一郎, Honda Sōichirō, November 17, 1906 – August 5, 1991) was a Japanese engineer and industrialist, and founder of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.. Honda was born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan on November 17, 1906. He spent his early childhood helping his father, Gihei, a blacksmith, with his bicycle repair business. At the time his mother, Mika, was a weaver. At 15, without any formal education, Honda left home and headed to Tokyo to lo... More

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  • Nov 17, 1906

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  • Aug 5, 1991 (age 84 years)

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  • Honda Sōichirō

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  • Oct 1935
  • Aug 5, 1991

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