Sakichi Toyoda

Sakichi Toyoda
豊田 佐吉
Born(1867-03-19)March 19, 1867
Kosai, Shizuoka, Tokugawa shogunate
DiedOctober 30, 1930(1930-10-30) (aged 63)
Nagoya, Aichi, Empire of Japan
Occupation(s)Founder of Toyota Boshoku Corporation, Toyota Industries, which eventually spawned the Toyota Group
Spouse(s)
Tami Toyoda
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(m. 1893; ann. 1894)​

Asako Toyoda
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(m. 1897; ann. 1900)​
ChildrenAiko Toyoda
Kiichiro Toyoda
RelativesEiji 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]

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