What is Hans Mezger?
[[File:Hans-Mezger-img 20090425 69655.jpg|right|200px]] '''Hans Mezger''' (18 November 1929 – 10 June 2020)<ref>{{cite web|title=Porsche congratulates Hans Mezger on his milestone birthday|url=http://www.porsche.com/uk/aboutporsche/pressreleases/pcgb/?lang=none&pool=international-de&id=2009-11-17-02|website=Porsche|access-date=29 December 2014|date=17 November 2009}}</ref> was a German automotive engineer. He was well known for his work at [[Porsche]]. Mezger was born near [[Stuttgart]], [[Baden-Württemberg]]. He retired in 1994. His first project was to work on the valve train of the Fuhrmann-designed Carrera engine. Over the next 35 years he took part in the 1960s F1 programme and had design leadership for the first [[Porsche 911]] production. Mezger was responsible for the Porsche-made [[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG]] Turbo engine from the mid 1980s, which won multiple [[championship]]s in Formula One in the [[McLaren MP4/2]] chassis. Mezger died on 10 June 2020 at the age of 90.<ref>[https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a32837540/legendary-porsche-engine-designer-hans-mezger-dies-at-90/ Legendary Porsche Engine Designer Hans Mezger Dies at 90]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mezger, Hans}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Scientists from Stuttgart]] [[Category:German mechanical engineers]] {{bio-stub}}