Dante Giacosa

Dante Giacosa
Giacosa in 1966
Born(1905-01-03)3 January 1905
Died31 March 1996(1996-03-31) (aged 91)
NationalityItalian
Occupation(s)Lead Engineer, Fiat, 1946 to 1970
Known forIndustry Standard Front Wheel Drive Layout

Dante Giacosa (3 January 1905 – 31 March 1996) was an Italian automobile designer and engineer responsible for a range of Italian automobile designs and for refining the front-wheel drive layout to an industry-standard configuration. He has been called the deus ex machina of Fiat.