Tatsuo Hasegawa

Tatsuo Hasegawa
長谷川 龍雄
Born(1916-02-08)February 8, 1916
DiedApril 29, 2008(2008-04-29) (aged 92)
NationalityJapanese
EducationTokyo Imperial University
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
DisciplineAeronautics
Significant designToyota Corolla
Toyota Publica
AwardsJapan Automobile Hall of Fame (2004)

Tatsuo Hasegawa (長谷川 龍雄, Hasegawa Tatsuo, February 8, 1916 – April 29, 2008) was a Japanese automotive engineer, and known as the development chief of the first Toyota Corolla. He built the base of the economy cars in Japan through the development of the Corolla and the Toyota Publica.[1]

  1. ^ 元トヨタ自動車工業専務の長谷川龍雄さん死去 (in Japanese). asahi.com. 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2008-05-07. [dead link]