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Charles Francis Brush

American engineer (1849–1929)

Charles Francis Brush (March 17, 1849 – June 15, 1929) was an American engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Charles Francis Brush (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Mar 17, 1849, died Jun 15, 1929.¹

Companies

Brush TransformersFounder¹⁷

Early life and education

Date not recordedEast Technical High School³
Date not recordedCase Western Reserve University³
Date not recordedUniversity of Michigan³

Career

Occupation: patent inventor, philanthropist, entrepreneur, engineer, inventor, electrical engineer.^{5 6}

Date not recordedFounded Brush Transformers⁴

Personal life

BornMar 17, 1849, Euclid^{7 8}
DiedJun 15, 1929, Cleveland⁹
CitizenshipUnited States^{10 11}
ResidenceCleveland¹²

Awards

2006National Inventors Hall of Fame^{13 16}
1928Franklin Medal¹³
1913Edison Medal^{13 15}
1899Rumford Prize^{13 14}

Links

Sources

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WikidataCharles Francis Brush on Wikidata
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WikipediaCharles Francis Brush on Wikipedia
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WikidataCharles Francis Brush: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Francis Brush: Founded Brush Transformers, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Francis Brush: occupation, on Wikidata
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Wikidataoccupation, as reported
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WikidataCharles Francis Brush: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported
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WikidataCharles Francis Brush: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Francis Brush: citizenship, on Wikidata
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Wikidatacitizenship, as reported
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WikidataCharles Francis Brush: residence, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Francis Brush: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataBrush Transformers, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsCharles Francis Brush photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain