Jord Farrangur
Jordyn Aldryk Farrangur II | |
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| Born | July 14, 1910 |
| Died | February 24, 2009 (aged 98) |
| Cause of death | Illness (Pancreatic Cancer) |
| Burial place | Cheapside Hill Cemetery, Meuse, Innia |
| Nationality | Ottonia |
| Years active | 1926 - 2005 |
| Employer | Ottonian Federal Government Ottomoto |
| Known for | Automotive Engineer |
Notable work | Design of Otmo Buro, Otmo Ocks, Otmo MUV, and Otmo Billy vehicles |
| Spouse(s) | Kevan Shraedur |
| Children | Jordyn Farrangur III, Rona Farrangur |
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Jord Farrangur (full name: Jordyn Aldryk Farrangur II) was an Ottonian automotive engineer. Farrangur started his career as a mechanic in the Federal Army, where his talent for field repairs and improvised vehicles caught the attention of superiors. During the 1930's he helped to design motor vehicles for the Federal Army, several of which were used to great effect in the Ghanto-Allamunnic War of 1935 - 1939 and the following Great Ottonian Revolution (1943 - 1949).
In 1950, Farrangur was hired by the Ottonian federal government to create the first in-house vehicle design for the newly-formed Ottonian National Motor Company, an effort which led to the creation of the iconic Otmo Buro. His experience in designing utility vehicles for military use also led to the creation of the Otmo MUV mini-utility vehicle line, the heavier Otmo Ocks, and the iconic mini-SUV Otmo Billy.
Farrangur worked in the Ottomoto draft room and engineering departments from the company's founding in 1950 until his retirement in 2005. By the time he retired, the company's design philosophy was largely Farrangur's own, and its design and engineering departments were filled with his one-time students and proteges. One notable student, Nomi Eriksunn, was selected by Farrangur himself to give the half-century update to the iconic Buro, and the successful completion of that project was what cited by Farrangur as "the last piece of unfinished business between [him] and retirement."
He retired in 2005 at the age of 95, although by that point his workload had dramatically diminished and his work was largely as an elder statesman and guide to younger staff. Farrangur was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2008, and he succumbed to the illness four months later