Austin, Herbert, 1st Baron (1866–1941)
British automobile engineer. The founder of Austin motors, he was ennobled in 1936.The son of a farmer, Austin was educated at Rotherham Grammar School and, in preparation for a career as an architect, at Brampton Commercial College. More interested in engineering than architecture, Austin joined an uncle in Australia, where he served an apprenticeship with a Melbourne engineering firm. Soon after his return to Britain in ... ...
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