Early life Alec Issigonis

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the machine factory (shown here in company letter of 1910) founded demosthenis issigonis, alec s grandfather, once thriving greek businesses in smyrna (now izmir).



the mini british icon



morris minor



the first morris mini-minor (ado15)



austin 1100 (ado16)



austin 1800 (ado17)



austin maxi (ado14)



some of minis @ issigonis centenary rally


alec issigonis born 18 november 1906, greek cosmopolitan community of ottoman port smyrna (now İzmir, turkey) in asia minor. son of greek , german parents, inherited british citizenship via father , developed english attitudes. grandfather demosthenis migrated smyrna paros in greece in 1830s , through work did british-built smyrna-aydın railway managed acquire british nationality. demosthenis s son (alec s father) constantine issigonis (greek: Κωνσταντίνος Ισηγόνης), born, british nationality, in smyrna in 1872. constantine studied in england. alec s mother, hulda prokopp, trace origins württemberg (now part of germany). through mother s kinships issigonis first cousin once removed bmw (and more briefly volkswagen) director bernd pischetsrieder.


because alec , parents british subjects, evacuated malta british royal marines in september 1922, ahead of great fire of smyrna , turkish capture of smyrna @ end of greco-turkish war. following death of father in 1922, alec , mother moved uk in 1923. alec studied engineering @ battersea polytechnic in london. failed mathematics exams 3 times , subsequently called pure mathematics enemy of every creative genius . after battersea polytechnic, alec decided enter university of london external programme complete university education.








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