On the Porsche website in the window heading bar it says the following 'Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG'. Does anyone know what this means?
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2006-06-29 13:14:25 · 4 answers · asked by idontknow!!! 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Porsche
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche was the full title of the company's founder,
Doctor of Engineering (Dr. Ing) Ferdinand (F) Porsche.
AG is the German equivalent of Ltd. in the UK, SA in France and LLC in the USA, and refers to the status of the company as a stand-alone legal entity.
I'm not sure what the "h.c." stands for - I suspect it refers to the exact engineering degree Dr. Porsche held - either its level (like Hons in the UK), or subject, or the university name.
2006-06-30 06:08:17 · answer #1 · answered by Neil 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
h.c. probably means honoris causa which is a honorary doctors degree. So the full name of the company should probably be: Doktor Ingeniur honoris causa Ferdinand Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
2014-02-06 21:03:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The F. stands for Ferdinand and AG stands for Auto Group. I don't know what the other stuff in front of F. stands for.
Ferdinand Porsche was the company's founder.
2006-06-29 21:54:35 · answer #3 · answered by Kelley S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ing is engineer. Everybody in Germany is a "doctor", the title means very little.
2006-06-30 01:55:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋