Sakichi Toyoda
Sakichi Toyoda 豊田 佐吉 | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 19, 1867 |
| Died | October 30, 1930 (aged 63) |
| Occupation(s) | Founder of Toyota Boshoku Corporation, Toyota Industries, which eventually spawned the Toyota Group |
| Spouse(s) |
Tami Toyoda
(m. 1893; ann. 1894)Asako Toyoda
(m. 1897; ann. 1900) |
| Children | Aiko Toyoda Kiichiro Toyoda |
| Relatives | Eiji Toyoda (nephew) |
Sakichi Toyoda (豊田 佐吉, Toyoda Sakichi; March 19, 1867 – October 30, 1930) was a Japanese inventor and industrialist who founded Toyoda Automatic Loom Works (later Toyota Industries). 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".