Powel Crosley Jr.

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entrepreneur human

Powel Crosley Jr. was an American industrialist and entrepreneur best known for his innovations in affordable radios, ownership of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, and influence on early 20th-century consumer electronics and broadcasting.

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Powel Crosley Jr. canonical 2
“Willie” (from founder Powel Crosley Jr.’s company) often backronymed as “World’s Largest Wireless” 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf entrepreneur ⓘ
human ⓘ
basedIn Cincinnati, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1886-09-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1961-03-28 ⓘ
employer Crosley Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
familyName Crosley NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork automobile manufacturing ⓘ
consumer electronics ⓘ
home appliances ⓘ
radio broadcasting ⓘ
founded Crosley Broadcasting Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
Crosley Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName Powel Crosley Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName Powel NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRelative Lewis Crosley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Powel Crosley Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
industry appliance industry ⓘ
automotive industry ⓘ
broadcasting industry ⓘ
radio manufacturing industry ⓘ
influenced mass-market consumer electronics ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor Crosley automobiles NERFINISHED ⓘ
Crosley refrigerators NERFINISHED ⓘ
affordable radios ⓘ
early radio broadcasting innovations ⓘ
ownership of the Cincinnati Reds ⓘ
notableWork development of WLW high-power radio station ⓘ
mass production of low-cost radios ⓘ
occupation industrialist ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
radio manufacturer ⓘ
sports team owner ⓘ
owned Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ
WLW (AM) radio station NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBirth Cincinnati, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Cincinnati, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld owner of Cincinnati Reds ⓘ
residence Cincinnati, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
sibling Lewis Crosley NERFINISHED ⓘ
sportsTeamOwned Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Crosley Field → namedAfter → Powel Crosley Jr. ⓘ
WLW → callsignMeaning → Powel Crosley Jr. ⓘ
this entity surface form: “Willie” (from founder Powel Crosley Jr.’s company) often backronymed as “World’s Largest Wireless”
WLW → associatedWith → Powel Crosley Jr. ⓘ