Glenn Hammond Curtiss

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aircraft manufacturer aviation pioneer human

Glenn Hammond Curtiss was an American aviation pioneer and aircraft manufacturer who played a key role in the early development of airplanes and the aviation industry.

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Glenn Curtiss 5
Glenn H. Curtiss 5
Glenn Hammond Curtiss canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft manufacturer ⓘ
aviation pioneer ⓘ
human ⓘ
birthDate 1878-05-21 ⓘ
birthPlace Hammondsport, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath complications from appendicitis surgery ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1930-07-23 ⓘ
deathPlace Buffalo, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
designed early Curtiss biplanes ⓘ
early seaplanes for the U.S. Navy ⓘ
flying boats used in World War I ⓘ
era early 20th-century aviation ⓘ
familyName Curtiss NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork aeronautical engineering ⓘ
aviation ⓘ
motorcycle engineering ⓘ
founded Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
early motorcycle manufacturing businesses in Hammondsport, New York ⓘ
fullName Glenn Hammond Curtiss NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName Glenn NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
industry aviation industry ⓘ
motorcycle industry ⓘ
influenced development of U.S. military aviation ⓘ
growth of commercial aviation in the United States ⓘ
knownFor advancing practical, controllable aircraft designs ⓘ
developing aircraft engines ⓘ
rivalry with the Wright brothers over airplane patents ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
notableAchievement contributed to development of naval aviation in the United States ⓘ
developed early seaplanes and flying boats ⓘ
helped establish the American aviation industry ⓘ
pioneered early development of airplanes in the United States ⓘ
set early motorcycle speed records ⓘ
notableRole key figure in transition from experimental to practical airplanes ⓘ
occupation aircraft manufacturer ⓘ
aviation pioneer ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
motorcycle designer ⓘ
participatedIn early airshows and aviation demonstrations in the United States ⓘ
legal disputes over aviation patents with the Wright brothers ⓘ
residence Buffalo, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hammondsport, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Glenn H. Curtiss Airport → namedAfter → Glenn Hammond Curtiss ⓘ
Glenn H. Curtiss Airport → namedAfter → Glenn Hammond Curtiss ⓘ
this entity surface form: aviation pioneer Glenn H. Curtiss
Curtiss → notableBearer → Glenn Hammond Curtiss ⓘ
this entity surface form: Glenn Curtiss
Curtiss → namedAfter → Glenn Hammond Curtiss ⓘ
subject surface form: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
this entity surface form: Glenn Curtiss
Curtiss → associatedWith → Glenn Hammond Curtiss ⓘ
this entity surface form: Glenn Curtiss
Collier Trophy → notableRecipient → Glenn Hammond Curtiss ⓘ
this entity surface form: Glenn H. Curtiss
Opa-locka → founder → Glenn Hammond Curtiss ⓘ
this entity surface form: Glenn Curtiss
Hammondsport, New York → knownFor → Glenn Hammond Curtiss ⓘ
this entity surface form: Glenn H. Curtiss
Hammondsport, New York → hasNotablePerson → Glenn Hammond Curtiss ⓘ
this entity surface form: Glenn H. Curtiss
Miami Springs → foundedBy → Glenn Hammond Curtiss ⓘ
this entity surface form: Glenn H. Curtiss
Curtiss-Wright Corporation → namedAfter → Glenn Hammond Curtiss ⓘ
this entity surface form: Glenn Curtiss
Langley Medal → notableRecipient → Glenn Hammond Curtiss ⓘ
this entity surface form: Glenn H. Curtiss