Alfredo Ferrari

Not to be confused with the Uruguayan President Alfredo Baldomir Ferrari.

Alfredo Ferrari
Ferrari before 1956
Born
Alfredo Ferrari

(1932-01-19)19 January 1932[1]
Modena, Kingdom of Italy
Died30 June 1956(1956-06-30) (aged 24)[2]
Modena, Italy
Parents
RelativesPiero Ferrari (half-brother)

Alfredo Ferrari (nicknamed Alfredino or Dino; 19 January 1932[3] – 30 June 1956[4]) was an Italian automotive engineer and the first son of automaker Enzo Ferrari. He was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy,[5] and died aged 24.[6] After his death, Ferrari named the car fitted with the engine that Alfredo was working on at the time of his death "Dino" in his honour.[7]

  1. ^ Rancati, p. 21
  2. ^ Rancati, p. 7
  3. ^ Rancati, p. 21
  4. ^ Rancati, p. 7
  5. ^ Rancati, p. 88
  6. ^ Rancati, p. 7
  7. ^ Rancati, p. 88