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Henri Théodore Pigozzi (born Enrico Teodoro Pigozzi; 26 June 1898, in Turin – 18 November 1964, in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a car merchant and industrialist who is best known for having founded Société Industrielle de Mécanique et Carrosserie Automobile ( Simca ).
PARIS, Nov. 19 — Henri Theodore Pigozzi, founder of Simca, one of Europe's major automobile manufacturing concerns, died here yesterday. He was 66 years old. Mr. Pigozzi, a native of...
Enrico Teodoro Pigozzi, francisé en Henri Théodore Pigozzi – surnommé « Monsieur Simca » −, né à Turin le 26 juin 1898 et mort à Neuilly-sur-Seine le 18 novembre 1964, est un industriel italien de l'automobile.
Who was Henri Pigozzi? Henri Pigozzi, a car merchant and industrialist, was born as Enrico Teodoro Pigozzi in Turin, Italy. In 1912 his father disappeared, leaving Pigozzi to take responsibility for his mother, his sister, and a small transport business.
Henri Théodore Pigozzi (born Enrico Teodoro Pigozzi; 26 June 1898, in Turin – 18 November 1964, in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a car merchant and industrialist who is best known for having founded Société Industrielle de Mécanique et Carrosserie Automobile ( Simca ).
The company was founded by an Italian-born French entrepreneur going by the name of Henri Pigozzi. He had been dealing with Fiat’s commander in chief Giovanni Agnelli (senior, not the playboy with impeccable style) and figured making cars is actually a good business.
Simca ( Société Industrielle de Mécanique et Carrosserie Automobile; Mechanical and Automotive Body Manufacturing Company) was a French automaker, founded in November 1934 by Fiat S.p.A. and directed from July 1935 to May 1963 by Italian Henri Pigozzi.
