German-American businessman, co-founded the Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company (died 1932)

Fred Duesenberg

Frederick Samuel Duesenberg was a German-born American automobile and engine designer, manufacturer and sportsman who was internationally known as a designer of racecars and racing engines. Duesenberg's engineering expertise influenced the development of the automobile, especially during the 1910s and 1920s. He is credited with introducing an eight-cylinder engine, also known as the Duesenberg Straight-8 engine, and four-wheel hydraulic brakes, a first for American cars, in addition to other mechanical innovations. Duesenberg was also patentholder of his designs for a four-wheel hydraulic brake, an early automatic transmission, and a cooling system, among others.

Born

1876

December 6

Died

1932

Era

1870s

Country

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About

Fred, in brief

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Key dates

1876 Born
1932 Died

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1060 Béla I is crowned king of Hungary.
1240 Mongol invasion of Rus': Kyiv, defended by Voivode Dmytro, falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan.
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1534 The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.

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The world in 1932

When Fred departed

april 24 Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
april 5 Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
august 2 The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
august 24 Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).

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Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes 1721–1794 French lawyer and politician (born 1721) Hasan al-Askari 846–874 Arabian 11th of the Twelve Imams (died 874) Johann Palisa 1848–1925 Austrian astronomer (died 1925) John McDonald 1898– Scottish-Australian politician, 37th Premier of Victoria (died 1977) Joyce Kilmer 1886–1918 American soldier, author, and poet (died 1918) Otto Graham 1921–2003 American football player and coach (born 1921) Tom Hulce 1953– American actor

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1876

Alvin Kraenzlein 1876–1928 American hurdler and runner (died 1928) Arthur Edward Moore 1876–1963 New Zealand-Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Queensland (died 1963) Bert Vogler 1876–1946 South African cricketer (born 1876) Bruno Walter 1876–1962 German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1876) Carl Ruggles 1876–1971 American composer and painter (died 1971) Fevzi Çakmak 1876–1950 Turkish field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1876) James Scullin 1876–1953 Australian journalist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1876) John Macleod 1876–1935 Scottish physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1876) Kim Koo 1876–1949 South Korean politician, 6th President of The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (died 1949)

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