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J. Frank Duryea
19/20th-century American engineer
James Frank Duryea | |
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J. Frank Duryea (right) with Charles Duryea | |
| Born | October 8, 1869 Washburn, Illinois, US |
| Died | February 15, 1967 (1967-02-16) (aged 97) Saybrook, Connecticut, US |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Significant advance | automobile |
James Frank Duryea (October 8, 1869 – February 15, 1967) was an American engineer and inventor who, with his brother Charles (1861–1938), invented the first American gasoline-powered automobile.[1]
Biography
The brothers were born in Illinois, Charles in Canton, Illinois, in 1861 and Frank in Washburn, Illinois, in 1869.
Biography of j frank duryea
Both graduated from high school. Charles moved to Washington, D.C., to work in the bicycle business. Frank followed closely on his heels in 1888. Two more moves in as many years brought the Duryea brothers to Springfield, Massachusetts.
Charles had already earned a reputation for unusual design elements