Geoffrey de Havilland
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Geoffrey de Havilland was a pioneering British aviation engineer, aircraft designer, and test pilot who founded the de Havilland Aircraft Company and created several influential military and civilian aircraft in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Geoffrey de Havilland canonical | 14 |
| Sir Geoffrey de Havilland | 1 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aeronautical engineer
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aircraft designer ⓘ aviation pioneer ⓘ businessperson ⓘ human ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Daniel Guggenheim Medal
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Knight Bachelor ⓘ Order of Merit ⓘ Royal Medal ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1882-07-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-05-21 ⓘ |
| designed |
de Havilland Comet
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surface form:
de Havilland DH.106 Comet
Airco DH.4 ⓘ
surface form:
de Havilland DH.4
de Havilland DH.53 Humming Bird ⓘ de Havilland DH.60 Moth ⓘ De Havilland Tiger Moth ⓘ
surface form:
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth
Airco DH.9 ⓘ
surface form:
de Havilland DH.9
de Havilland Mosquito ⓘ
surface form:
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
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| educatedAt |
Cranbrook School, Kent
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Crystal Palace School of Engineering ⓘ |
| employer |
Airco
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Royal Aircraft Factory ⓘ |
| familyName |
de Havilland Aircraft Company
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surface form:
de Havilland
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| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
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aircraft design ⓘ |
| founded | de Havilland Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| fullName |
Geoffrey de Havilland
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sir Geoffrey de Havilland
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| givenName | Geoffrey ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Geoffrey de Havilland Jr.
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John de Havilland ⓘ Peter de Havilland ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Aeronautical Society
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Royal Society ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
built and flew his first successful aeroplane in 1909
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oversaw development of the first commercial jet airliner, the de Havilland Comet ⓘ pioneered light aircraft for private flying in the interwar period ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to British military aviation in World War I and World War II
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founding one of Britain’s major aircraft manufacturing companies ⓘ |
| notableWork |
de Havilland Comet
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surface form:
de Havilland DH.106 Comet
Airco DH.4 ⓘ
surface form:
de Havilland DH.4
de Havilland DH.60 Moth ⓘ De Havilland Tiger Moth ⓘ
surface form:
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth
de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer ⓘ Airco DH.9 ⓘ
surface form:
de Havilland DH.9
de Havilland Mosquito ⓘ
surface form:
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
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| occupation |
aeronautical engineer
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aircraft designer ⓘ businessperson ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Buckinghamshire
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High Wycombe ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Watford ⓘ |
| positionHeld | founder of de Havilland Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| residence |
Hertfordshire
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St Albans, Hertfordshire ⓘ
surface form:
St Albans
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Louise Thomas ⓘ |
| testPiloted | his own early aircraft designs ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Sir Geoffrey de Havilland
subject surface form:
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2