Vittorio Jano (April 22, 1891 - March 13, 1965) was a famed Italian automobile designer of Hungarian descent from the 1920s through 1960s. Jano was born "Viktor János" in San Giorgio Canavese, in Piedmont, to Hungarian immigrants, whom arrived there several years before the birth of Jano. He began his career at Fiat in 1911 under Luigi Bazzi. He moved with Bazzi to Alfa Romeo in 1923 and designed the Alfa Romeo P2. The P2 was notorious, winning its first race, … Wikipedia
Vittorio Jano was born on April 22, 1891 in San Giorgio Canavese, the son of the Technical Director at one of Turin's two arsenals. At 18, after completing instruction at the Instituto Professionale Operaio in Turin he took a job as a draughtsman for the www.ddavid.com/formula1/jano_bio.htm
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