page_title: Jan Wilsgaard
hierarchical_section_title: Jan Wilsgaard
caption_attribution_description: English: 1972 Volvo 144
context_page_description: Jan Wilsgaard was the Chief Designer at Volvo Cars from 1950–1990, having studied at the Gothenburg School of Applied Arts before joining Volvo when co-founder Assar Gabrielsson still headed the company.
  Wilsgaard was one of twenty-five designers nominated for Car Designer of the Century, and was followed at Volvo by the noted designer Peter Horbury.
context_section_description: Jan Wilsgaard (23 January 1930 – 6 August 2016) was the Chief Designer at Volvo Cars from 1950–1990, having studied at the Gothenburg School of Applied Arts (now HDK, Högskolan för Design och Konsthantverk, at the University of Gothenburg) before joining Volvo when co-founder Assar Gabrielsson still headed the company.
  Wilsgaard was one of twenty-five designers nominated for Car Designer of the Century, and was followed at Volvo by the noted designer Peter Horbury.
caption: The Volvo 144, designed by Jan Wilsgaard
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