Alec Issigonis

Alec Issigonis
Born
Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis

(1906-11-18)18 November 1906
Died2 October 1988(1988-10-02) (aged 81)
NationalityBritish-Greek
Occupation(s)Automotive designer and engineer
Known forDesigner of the Morris Minor, Austin Mini, and the Mini Moke
HonoursKnight Bachelor
Commander of the British Empire
Fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Designer for Industry

Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis (Greek: σερ Άλεκ, Αλέξανδρος Αρνόλδος Κωνσταντίνος Ισηγόνης) CBE FRS RDI (18 November 1906 – 2 October 1988) was a British-Greek automotive designer. He designed the Mini, launched by the British Motor Corporation in 1959, and voted the second most influential car of the 20th century in 1999.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cobb, James G. (24 December 1999). "This Just In: Model T Gets Award". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Strickland, Jonathan (21 March 2007). "How the MINI Cooper Works". HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 20 July 2010.