Laurin, Václav (1864 - 1930)

Designer, founder

Vaclav Laurin was a Czech engineer,entrepreneur and industrialist, co-founder of what is now Škoda Auto.
Škoda Auto, more commonly known as Škoda, is an automobile manufacturer basedin the Czech Republic. Škoda became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group in 2000, positioned as theentry brand to the group. The origins of what became Škoda Auto go back to 1894 where a company started out manufacturing bicycles. Václav Klement, who was a bookseller in Mladá Boleslav, in today's Czech Republic, which was then part of Austria-Hungary, was unable to obtain spare parts to repair his German bicycle. Klement, despite not having technical experience, decided to start a bicycle repair shop, which he and Václav Laurin opened in 1895 in Mladá Boleslav.
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Laurin, Václav

Curriculum vitae

* 16.12.1864	Kamení u Pěnčína Czech Republic	born
1895		starts a bicycle manufacturer with Václav Klement
1895		Degree in Mechanical Engineering
1923		foundation in Plzen of car division
1926		production of first Skoda car
† 13.08.1930	Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic	died

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		Industrialisation, ca. 1850-1920
		Rationalisation, ca. 1920-1950

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Laurin, Václav (1864 - 1930)