Sakichi Toyoda, who lived from 19 March 1867 to 30 October 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's companies, and his son Kiichiro Toyoda would go on to establish Japan's largest automaker, Toyota. Toyoda is referred to as the King of Japanese Inventors.
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RoleInventor and industrialist; founded Toyoda Automatic Loom Works (later Toyota Industries), known as the King of Japanese Inventors. 1 BirthplaceYamaguchi, Tōtōmi Province (present-day Kosai, Shizuoka), Japan 1 Role
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What did Sakichi Toyoda do with the money from selling his automatic loom patents?
Encyclopedia.com says that in 1929 Toyoda agreed to sell the rights to his automatic loom, excluding those for Japan, China, and the United States, and that the Platt Brothers of Great Britain purchased the patents for 100,000 pounds. He then gave the entire sum to his son Kiichiro to invest in automobile research.
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Wikimedia FoundationEarly life and education section, birth (date)
Sakichi Toyoda was born on March 19 (the 14th of the 2nd month in East Asian Lunar Calendar), 1867, in Yamaguchi, Tōtōmi Province (present-day Kosai, Shizuoka), to Ikichi and Ei Toyoda.
Early life and education section, birth (year)
Sakichi Toyoda was born on March 19 (the 14th of the 2nd month in East Asian Lunar Calendar), 1867, in Yamaguchi, Tōtōmi Province (present-day Kosai, Shizuoka), to Ikichi and Ei Toyoda.
Early life and education section, birth (place)
Sakichi Toyoda was born on March 19 (the 14th of the 2nd month in East Asian Lunar Calendar), 1867, in Yamaguchi, Tōtōmi Province (present-day Kosai, Shizuoka), to Ikichi and Ei Toyoda.
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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).
Lead section, name and dates (death year)
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).
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was a Japanese inventor and industrialist who founded Toyoda Automatic Loom Works (later Toyota Industries).
Toyoda Automatic Loom Works section, nickname
Toyoda is referred to as the "King of Japanese Inventors".
Sakichi Toyoda: Gender
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.
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Sakichi Toyoda was born on March 19 (the 14th of the 2nd month in East Asian Lunar Calendar), 1867, in Yamaguchi, Tōtōmi Province (present-day Kosai, Shizuoka), to Ikichi and Ei Toyoda.
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