| Biography in tabular form |
| 1875 | Ferdinand Porsche born in Maffersdorf (then Austria, now Czech. Republic). |
| 1889 | He learned the tinsmith craft (plumber, metal) in the family business. 'Fanatic' interest in electricity. Evening courses at the trade school in Reichenbach. |
| 1893 | Beginning of a apprenticeship (Vereinigte Elektrizitäts-AG Egger, later Brown Boveri, Vienna), simultaneously guest student at the Technical University. |
| 1896 | Patent on wheel hub motor. |
| 1897 | Head of the testing room at Egger. |
| 1898 | Technical director at the carriage factory Lohner, constructor especially for serial hybrids. |
| 1899 | Construction of Lohner-Porsche-wheel hub car. |
| 1900 | Porsche participants at Semmering-Bergrennen |
| 1900 | The Lohner-Porsche with electric wheel hub engines receives the grand prize at the World Exhibition
in Paris. |
| 1901 | Conversion Lohner-Porsche with petrol generator (Hybrid), racing version, participation in the Paris-Bordeaux car racing. |
| 1903 | Ferdinand Porsche marries Aloysia Kaes (daughter of a tailor). |
| 1904 | Louise the first child. |
| 1904 | Porsche designed hybrid vehicles for Lohner. |
| 1905 | Highest Austrian honour by Pötting Prize. |
| 1906 | After 1 million Kronen development costs at Lohner Porsche changes as the successor of Paul Daimler and chief designer to the board of Austro-Daimler, audience by Kaiser Franz-Joseph. |
| 1909 | Second child, Ferdinand (Ferry), Silver Plaque at the long distance race "Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt". (picture 2) |
| 1910 | Porsche wins as a racer at a stage of the Prince Heinrich Rally, the first three places for Austro-Daimler |
| 1912 | Austro-Daimler fire truck (figure 3), 4-cyl., 2.020 cm³, 15 kW (20 HP) |
| 1914 | World War I, 6 traction engines with wheel hub motors pull Skoda mortar |
| 1915 | Petrol motor tractor for military and farmers (picture 4) |
| 1915 | R6 airplane engine, 88 kW (120 hp) (picture 5), and later V12, 30 liter, 281 kW (382 hp) |
| 1916 | General manager at Austro-Daimler |
| 1916 | Officer's Cross of the Franz-Joseph medal |
| 1916 | Porsche builds at Austro-Daimler also trolleybuses and transport systems, will general manager. |
| 1917 | Doctor honoris causa (honorary doctorate) at the Technical University of Vienna |
| 1922 | Porsche constructs 1.1-liter light car 'Sascha' and Austro-Daimler gets thus class victory Targa
Florio, 19th in list of general classification |
| 1923 | Porsche and Austro-Daimler main shareholder increasingly divided over the direction of development and business practices, he changes as chief engineer to Daimler in Stuttgart, once again as
the successor of Paul Daimler. |
| 1924 | By Porsche redesigned Mercedes wins the Targa Florio, villa built at the Killesberg (Stuttgart). |
| 1924 | Doctor honoris causa of the Technical University of Stuttgart |
| 1926 | Type Kurz (short) with compressor, 81/118 kW (110/160 hp) |
| 1927 | Type Sport with compressor, 88/118 kW (120/160 hp) |
| 1928 | Type Supersport with compressor, 118/147 kW (160/200 hp), Louise Porsche marries Anton Piech, and moves to Vienna. |
| 1928 | Construction Austria |
| 1929 | Porsche quits due to disagreement with the Board of Daimler, change to Steyr (Austria). |
| 1930 | Bankruptcy at Steyr, takeover by Austro-Daimler society |
| 1931 | Own company - construction office in Stuttgart, important employees (Rabe (picture 6), Riemspieß Mickl, Komeda) from previous employment, his son Ferry also active in the company. |
| 1931 | Middle class six-cylinder for Wanderer. |
| 1931 | Patent on torsion bar suspension, license fees e.g. also from Alfa. |
| 1932 | Journey to Moscow, refusing an offer from the USSR (Stalin), to relocate there the focus of his engineering work |
| 1932 | Small car project for Zündapp |
| 1933 | Hitler's rise to power |
| 1933 | Auto-Union Type C, small car project for NSU (Beetle precursor) |
| 1933 | National Socialists support motor racing massively |
| 1933 | Conversation Porsche with Hitler, with the request, also Auto-Union to participate in the state subsidies. Result: RM 500,000 each for Daimler-Benz and Auto Union |
| 1934 | Construction contract with the National Socialist Government concerning the construction of the Volkswagen 19 kW (26 hp), 650 kg in just 10 months at a price of 990, - RM (!), Association of
German Automobile Industry should assist. |
| 1934 | Volkswagen predecessor with different engines, even with horizontal radial engine rear |
| 1935 | Project has been delayed by lack of support from the Association of German Automobile Industry |
| 1935 | Porsche constructs Auto Union P Type A/B 217/276 kW (295/375 hp) |
| 1936 | Auto Union dominates the European racing, Auto Union Type C P 382 kW (520 hp) |
| 1936 | 3 test models are finished, originated in the garage close to Porsche's villa, now a total of approximately 50,000 km test drive through the Association of German Automobile Industry.
(management son Ferry) |
| 1936 | Porsche's first extended trip to America (Ford, GM, Packard inter alia) |
| 1937 | Porsche Managing Director of the Society for the preparation of the Volkswagen, 30 pre-production vehicles will be partially built by Daimler-Benz in Stuttgart, together about 2 million test
kilometers |
| 1937 | Porsche's second trip to America (Ford), 11 German-born specialists recruited. |
| 1937 | Silver Arrows of Auto Union's closest rival for Mercedes, Auto Union Type C wins in HSA (Westbury,
New York) |
| 1938 | The Strength Through Joy (KdF) organization of the German Labour Front (forced union of the Nazis) is funding the Volkswagen project and rename it. |
| 1938 | First stone laying in Fallersleben (later Wolfsburg) with great pomp, 500,000 cars a year planned. |
| 1938 | Construction start mostly with Italian unemployed, German workers toiling at the Western Wall (western border of Germany). |
| 1938 | National Price + title of professor e.g. even to Professor Porsche |
| 1938 | With 5 RM per week you can theoretically save up 'KdF'-cars (1000 - + 200, - insurance) in five years', a total of over 300,000 savings plans are completed, without ever fulfilled, and later small
compensation from VW factory. |
| 1938 | Porsche's third trip to America |
| 1939 | Beginning of World War II |
| 1939 | Shell construction of the factory done, planned city only about 10% |
| 1940 | On the chassis of the Volkswagen convertible is developed the Kübelwagen with 1.1 liters and 18 kW (25 hp) and more ground clearance. The VW plant will produce next to cars especially military
equipment. To keep the production running, more and more forced workers and concentration camp inmates were used. |
| 1942 | Son in law Dr. Anton Piech largely takes over leadership of the VW plant, Porsche head of the tank commission |
| 1942 | In principle factory completed, amphibious vehicles developed, German workers are increasingly replaced through prisoners of war and concentration camp prisoners. |
| 1942 | Kübelwagen is required, especially in Africa and the East (66,000 total with amphibious vehicles. |
| 1943 | Amphibious vehicles, tank "mouse" (150 t) does not fit through railway tunnels, the end boss tank commission. |
| 1944 | Factory destroyed by bombing in major parts, head office must be moved from Stuttgart to Gmünd/Austria. |
| 1945 | End of the war, and (together with Anton Piech) 1 1/2 years in prison without trial in France. |
| 1946 | Attempts have been made in France, winning Porsches know how for the development of the 4 CV? |
| 1947 | High bailment (for release from prison) can be made from developing order of Cisitalia. |
| 1950 | Official visit of the VW plant in Wolfsburg |
| 1951 | 13.1. death in Stuttgart |
| 2000 | Ferdinand Porsche is elected from 132 motoring journalists from 33 countries to the Designer of the Century. |
