Karl Rabe (29 October 1895,

Pottendorf Pottendorf is a town in the district of Baden in Lower Austria in Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federat ...

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- 28 October 1968) was an

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designer and was the Chief Designer at Porsche. He helped

Ferdinand Porsche Ferdinand Porsche (3 September 1875 – 30 January 1951) was an Austrian-German automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche AG. He is best known for creating the first gasoline–electric hybrid vehicle (Lohner–Porsche), the Volksw ...

to develop the Porsche's transmissions.

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1895 births 1968 deaths Austrian automobile designers Austrian automotive engineers Porsche people People from Baden District, Austria {{Automobile-bio-stub