Thomas Sopwith

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aircraft designer aviation industrialist businessperson human

Thomas Sopwith was a pioneering British aviation industrialist and aircraft designer who played a key role in the early development of the UK’s aerospace industry.

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Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aircraft designer → aviation industrialist → businessperson → human →
awardReceived	Knight Bachelor → Order of the British Empire →
countryOfBirth	United Kingdom →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
countryOfDeath	United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth	1888-01-18 →
dateOfDeath	1989-01-27 →
educatedAt	Cottesmore School →
employer	Hawker Aircraft → Sopwith Aviation Company →
familyName	Sopwith →
fieldOfWork	aerospace engineering → aircraft manufacturing → aviation →
founded	H. G. Hawker Engineering Company → Sopwith Aviation Company →
givenName	Thomas →
hasPart	Sopwith Aviation Company design bureau →
industry	aerospace industry →
knownFor	development of successful World War I fighter aircraft →
languageSpoken	English →
notableAchievement	pioneered British military aircraft production during World War I → played key role in early development of the UK aerospace industry →
notableWork	Sopwith Camel → Sopwith Pup → Sopwith Tabloid → Sopwith Triplane →
occupation	aircraft designer → aviation pioneer → business executive → industrialist →
participantIn	development of British military aviation in World War I →
placeOfBirth	Kensington → London →
placeOfDeath	Hampshire → Lymington →
positionHeld	chairman of Hawker Aircraft →
relative	Thomas Edward Sopwith →
residence	United Kingdom →
sexOrGender	male →
sport	yachting →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hawker Aircraft → Sopwith Aviation Company ("Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith") →	foundedBy
Sopwith Aviation Company ("T. O. M. Sopwith") →	founder
Sopwith Aviation Company →	hasKeyPerson
Sopwith Aviation Company →	namedAfter
Thomas Sopwith ("Thomas Edward Sopwith") →	relative