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Trained in Geneva a mechanic. | Trained in Geneva a mechanic. | ||
He was invited by an electrical engineer friend in Barcelona to join him to do the mechanical design work on an electric bus project. The project failed, but Birkigt remained in Barcelona designing car and petrol engines. He then became the chief designer for the new [[Hispano-Suiza]] company. | He was invited by an electrical engineer friend in Barcelona to join him to do the mechanical design work on an electric bus project. The project failed, but Birkigt remained in Barcelona designing car and petrol engines. He then became the chief designer for the new [[Hispano-Suiza]] company.<ref>'Henry Royce and Marc Birkigt' by Bernard Heurteux and Derek Taulbut, Journal of the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Issue 10 December 2018</ref> | ||
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1878 Born in Geneva.
Trained in Geneva a mechanic.
He was invited by an electrical engineer friend in Barcelona to join him to do the mechanical design work on an electric bus project. The project failed, but Birkigt remained in Barcelona designing car and petrol engines. He then became the chief designer for the new Hispano-Suiza company.[1]
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- ↑ 'Henry Royce and Marc Birkigt' by Bernard Heurteux and Derek Taulbut, Journal of the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Issue 10 December 2018