Ransom E. Olds

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Ransom E. Olds was an American automotive pioneer and industrialist who helped launch the mass-produced automobile era in the United States.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf automotive pioneer
industrialist
person
associatedWith Oldsmobile
surface form: Oldsmobile brand

REO brand
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
employer Olds Motor Vehicle Company
REO Motor Car Company
familyName Olds
fieldOfWork automotive industry
manufacturing
founded Olds Motor Vehicle Company
REO Motor Car Company
givenName Ransom
hasHeritage American
industry automobile manufacturing
influenced mass production techniques in automobile manufacturing
knownFor early use of assembly-line methods in car production
notableAchievement helped launch the mass-produced automobile era in the United States
notableFor founding Olds Motor Vehicle Company
founding REO Motor Car Company
pioneering mass production of automobiles in the United States
notableWork Curved Dash Oldsmobile
occupation automobile designer
businessperson
placeOfBirth Geneva, Ohio NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Lansing, Michigan
sexOrGender male

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Oldsmobile founder Ransom E. Olds
Oldsmobile namedAfter Ransom E. Olds