Michio suzuki biography of barack

Japanese entrepreneur and inventor

Michio Suzuki (鈴木 道雄, Suzuki Michio) (18 February 1887 – 27 October 1982) was a Japanese businessman and inventor, known primarily for founding the Suzuki Motor Corporation, as well as several innovations in the design of looms.

Biography

Early years

Suzuki was born on 18 February 1887 (year 20 of the Meiji era) in the village of Nezuminomura (鼠野村), Shizuoka prefecture, a small village of farmers and cotton-weavers.

He was named after the historical figure and Shintō deity Sugawara no Michizane.^[2][a] As the son of cotton farmers, Suzuki worked in the fields from the age of seven or eight. However, Suzuki had always preferred more skilled work, so in 1901, at the age of fourteen, he started a seven-year apprenticeship under the strict guidance of the carpenter Kōtarō Imamura.^[3]

When the Russo-Japanese war started in 1904, demand for skilled craftsmen was low, and Imamura was