Bill Lear

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aviation pioneer entrepreneur human

Bill Lear was an American inventor and entrepreneur best known for founding the Learjet Corporation and pioneering business jet aviation.

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Label Occurrences
Bill Lear canonical 2
William P. Lear 1

Statements (46)

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instanceOf aviation pioneer ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Collier Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate 1902-06-26 ⓘ
birthPlace Hannibal, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1978-05-14 ⓘ
designed Learjet 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Learjet 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Learjet 25 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Learjet 35 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Learjet 36 NERFINISHED ⓘ
developed 8-track tape cartridge ⓘ
familyName Lear NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork aeronautical engineering ⓘ
audio technology ⓘ
aviation ⓘ
electronics ⓘ
founded Lear Avia Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lear, Incorporated NERFINISHED ⓘ
Learjet Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName William Powell Lear NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
hasNationality American NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRole chief designer ⓘ
company founder ⓘ
industry aerospace industry ⓘ
audio recording industry ⓘ
influenced business aviation industry ⓘ
knownFor development of 8-track tape cartridge ⓘ
development of Learjet business aircraft ⓘ
founding Learjet Corporation ⓘ
inventions in aviation electronics ⓘ
pioneering business jet aviation ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
notableIdea modern business jet concept ⓘ
notableWork Learjet 23 business jet ⓘ
occupation aviation executive ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
placeOfDeath Reno, Nevada, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence Reno, Nevada, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wichita, Kansas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Moya Lear NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Learjet → foundedBy → Bill Lear ⓘ
Learjet → founder → Bill Lear ⓘ
Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy → hasRecipient → Bill Lear ⓘ
this entity surface form: William P. Lear