Gary Vermeer

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Gary Vermeer was an American inventor and entrepreneur best known for founding Vermeer Corporation and pioneering agricultural machinery such as the large round baler.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
entrepreneur
human
inventor
associatedWith farm equipment innovation in the 20th century
basedIn Pella, Iowa, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Vermeer Corporation
ethnicGroup Dutch American
fieldOfWork agricultural engineering
agricultural machinery
founded Vermeer Corporation
hasHeritage Dutch descent
industry agricultural equipment industry
construction equipment industry
influenced modern hay harvesting practices
knownFor founding Vermeer Corporation
inventing the large round baler
pioneering agricultural machinery
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableAchievement commercialization of the large round baler concept
notableFor innovations that reduced labor in hay baling
notableWork large round hay baler
occupation business executive
entrepreneur
inventor
placeOfBirth Pella, Iowa, United States
placeOfDeath Pella, Iowa, United States
positionHeld founder of Vermeer Corporation
president of Vermeer Corporation
religion Christianity
sexOrGender male
spouse Matilda Vermeer
workLocation Pella, Iowa, United States

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Vermeer Corporation
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