Enrico Piaggio

Enrico Piaggio was an Italian engineer and founder of Piaggio, the company that produced the Vespa scooter. He was born on April 2, 1897, in Genoa, Italy. Piaggio served in the Italian Army during World War I and later worked as an engineer. In 1946, he designed the first Vespa scooter, which was inspired by his childhood experiences riding a wooden skateboard. Piaggio's innovative design and focus on affordability a...