Flaminio Bertoni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Flaminio Bertoni

Italian automobile designer

Date of Birth: 10-Jan-1903

Place of Birth: Varese, Lombardy, Italy

Date of Death: 07-Feb-1964

Profession: architect, engineer, painter, sculptor

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Flaminio Bertoni (Masnago, Italy, 10 January 1903 – Paris, France, 7 February 1964) was an Italian automobile designer from the years preceding World War II until his death in 1964.
Before his work in industrial design, Bertoni was a sculptor.Working at Citroën for decades, Bertoni designed the Traction Avant (1934), 2CV, the H van, the DS, and the Ami 6.
The DS was often exhibited at industrial design showcases, such as the 1957 Milan Triennale Exposition.
The province of Varese dedicated a museum to his memory.
It opened in May 2007.