Ettore Maserati
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Ettore Maserati was an Italian automotive engineer, one of five brothers who founded the Maserati
firm in Bologna
1914. He was born in Voghera
.
His oldest brother Carlo Maserati
brought him to the Junior car manufacturer in 1908. After Carlo's death, his other brother Bindo Maserati
brought Ettore and Alfieri Maserati
to work for Isotta-Fraschini
, which also resulted in worldwide representation tours in the years before World War I
. He also held an intermediate position with Franco Tosi
meccanica as a leading engine engineer.
Between 1914 and 1938, he was in Bologna
, involved in business affairs of the Maserati
racing car manufacturer. The company was bought by Adolfo Orsi
in 1937, and in 1940, Ettore and his brothers Ernesto Maserati
and Bindo Maserati
moved with the company to Modena
. In 1947 they founded the O.S.C.A.
-Maserati company in Bologna
. He retired in 1966.
Maserati
Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters is now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...
firm in Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
1914. He was born in Voghera
Voghera
thumb|250px|The Castle of Voghera in a 19th century etching.Voghera is a town and comune of Lombardy, Italy, in the province of Pavia...
.
His oldest brother Carlo Maserati
Carlo Maserati
Carlo Maserati was an Italian bicycle and automotive engineer, the eldest of the Maserati Brothers.His engineering career started in a bicycle factory in Affori, near Milan, where he developed a one-cylinder internal combustion engine for motorized bicycles...
brought him to the Junior car manufacturer in 1908. After Carlo's death, his other brother Bindo Maserati
Bindo Maserati
Bindo Maserati was an Italianautomotive engineer and businessman, known as the manager of Maserati and one of the Maserati Brothers.Born in Voghera, he was a mechanic at Isotta-Fraschini...
brought Ettore and Alfieri Maserati
Alfieri Maserati
Alfieri Maserati was an Italian automotive engineer, known for establishing and leading the Maserati racing car manufacturer with the other Maserati Brothers....
to work for Isotta-Fraschini
Isotta-Fraschini
Isotta Fraschini represents two Italian manufacturing companies which produce, respectively, marine engines and luxury goods. In the early 20th century it was famous worldwide as a luxury car manufacturer.-History:...
, which also resulted in worldwide representation tours in the years before World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He also held an intermediate position with Franco Tosi
Franco Tosi
Franco Tosi was an Italian engineer, known for his contributions to the steam engine technology.A native of Villa Cortese, near Milan, he was the son of Eugenio Tosi , and moved to Legnano in 1876, to become the manager of Cantoni-Krumm & C., where he led the development of the famous 3 hp and...
meccanica as a leading engine engineer.
Between 1914 and 1938, he was in Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, involved in business affairs of the Maserati
Maserati
Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters is now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...
racing car manufacturer. The company was bought by Adolfo Orsi
Adolfo Orsi
Adolfo Orsi was an Italian industrialist, known for owning the Maserati automobile maker.Coming from a poor family from San Lazzaro, near Modena, he lost his father in 1899. Later he created a successful business in the scrap iron, steel mill and farm equipment manufacturing area, employing...
in 1937, and in 1940, Ettore and his brothers Ernesto Maserati
Ernesto Maserati
Ernesto Maserati was an Italian automotive engineer and racer, with Maserati of Modena since its inception in Bologna on 14 December 1914, together with his brothers Alfieri Maserati , Ettore Maserati, Bindo Maserati and others.Ernesto led the workshop during World War I, as his brothers joined...
and Bindo Maserati
Bindo Maserati
Bindo Maserati was an Italianautomotive engineer and businessman, known as the manager of Maserati and one of the Maserati Brothers.Born in Voghera, he was a mechanic at Isotta-Fraschini...
moved with the company to Modena
Modena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
. In 1947 they founded the O.S.C.A.
O.S.C.A.
Officine Specializzate Costruzioni Automobili - Fratelli Maserati SpA was an Italian brand of sports car automobiles, usually abbreviated to O.S.C.A., OSCA or Osca.- History :...
-Maserati company in Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
. He retired in 1966.