John Boyd Dunlop
Scottish inventor and veterinary surgeon
John Boyd Dunlop (5 February 1840 – 23 October 1921) was a Scottish inventor and veterinary surgeon who spent most of his career in Ireland. Familiar with making rubber devices, he invented the practical pneumatic tyres for his child's tricycle and developed them for use in cycle racing.2
From Wikipedia’s article on John Boyd Dunlop (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Feb 5, 1840, died Oct 23, 1921.1
About
He sold his rights to the pneumatic tyres to a company he formed with the president of the Irish Cyclists' Association, Harvey du Cros, for a small cash sum and a small shareholding in their pneumatic tyre business. Dunlop withdrew in 1896. The company that bore his name, Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company, was not incorporated until later and, despite its name, was Du Cros's creation.
From Wikipedia’s article on John Boyd Dunlop, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- DunlopFounder13
- Dunlop RubberFounder14
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of Edinburgh3
Career
Occupation: inventor, entrepreneur, veterinarian.7
- Date not recordedFounded Dunlop Tyres4
- Date not recordedFounded Dunlop5
- Date not recordedFounded Dunlop Rubber6
Personal life
Awards
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataJohn Boyd Dunlop on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJohn Boyd Dunlop on Wikipedia
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- 12Wikidataaward, as reported
- 13WikidataDunlop, Founder
- 14WikidataDunlop Rubber, Founder
- 15Wikimedia CommonsJohn Boyd Dunlop photo by unknown, Public domain