William E. Boeing

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William E. Boeing was an American aviation pioneer and industrialist who founded the Boeing Company, which became one of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers.


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instanceOf aviation pioneer
businessperson
human
industrialist
alternateName William Boeing
associatedWith Pacific Northwest aviation industry
birthName Wilhelm Böing
burialPlace Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle
businessSector defense industry
transportation
causeOfDeath heart attack
child William E. Boeing Jr.
citizenship American
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1881-10-01
dateOfDeath 1956-09-28
educatedAt Yale University
era early 20th-century aviation
ethnicOrigin German-American
familyName Boeing
fieldOfWork aerospace industry
aviation
founded Boeing Company
founder William E. Boeing
fullName William Edward Boeing
givenName William
industry aerospace
aircraft manufacturing
knownFor founding Boeing Company
pioneering commercial aviation in the United States
languageSpoken English
middleName Edward
notableAchievement founded one of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers
notableResidence The Highlands, Washington, United States
notableWork development of Boeing aircraft manufacturing
occupation aircraft manufacturer
aviation pioneer
business executive
industrialist
parent Marie Ortmann
Wilhelm Böing
placeOfBirth Detroit, Michigan, United States
placeOfDeath Seattle, Washington, United States
residence Seattle, Washington, United States
sexOrGender male
significantEvent established Boeing Airplane Company in 1916
spouse Bertha Marie Potter Paschall Boeing

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William E. Boeing ("William Boeing")
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William E. Boeing ("William E. Boeing Jr.")
child
Boeing
foundedBy
Boeing Company
founder
William E. Boeing ("William Edward Boeing")
fullName
BA
issuerFounder

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