Ugo Zagato

Ugo Zagato (25 June 1890 to 31 October 1968) was an Italian automobile designer, known for establishing and running the Zagato coachbuilder, famous for its lightweight designs. Wikipedia says he lost his father in 1905, which forced him to emigrate to Germany for metalworking employment in Cologne, then returned to serve in the military in 1909 and joined the coachbuilder Carrozzeria Varesina in Varese. During the First World War he moved to Turin and joined the Pomilio aircraft manufacturer, learning lightweight body construction, and in 1919 he established Carrozzeria Ugo Zagato and Company, a workshop in Milan, where he built close ties with Alfa Romeo. After the Second World War his workshop was rebuilt outside Milan, and his sons Elio and Gianni joined him in 1946 and continued the business after his death. He received the Compasso d Oro in 1960 for the Fiat-Abarth 1000 Zagato.