Henry Ford

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Henry Ford was an American industrialist and pioneer of modern assembly-line mass production who revolutionized the automobile industry and made cars affordable to the general public.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile pioneer
human
industrialist
advocated high wages to create consumer demand
awardReceived Elliott Cresson Medal
burialPlace Ford Cemetery, Detroit
causeOfDeath cerebral hemorrhage
child Edsel Ford
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1863-07-30
dateOfDeath 1947-04-07
dateOfMarriage 1888-04-11
ethnicGroup American
familyName Ford
fieldOfWork automotive industry
mass production
founded Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford Hospital
The Henry Ford (museum complex)
fullName Henry Ford
givenName Henry
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford
implemented $5 workday wage policy
influenced modern industrial production methods
introduced moving assembly line in automobile production
knownFor Fordism
languageSpoken English
notableFor development of assembly-line mass production
making automobiles affordable to middle-class consumers
revolutionizing automobile manufacturing
notableWork Model T automobile
occupation business executive
engineer
industrialist
placeOfBirth Greenfield Township, Michigan
United States of America
Wayne County, Michigan
placeOfDeath Dearborn, Michigan
Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan
United States of America
politicalView anti-union
positionHeld president of Ford Motor Company
religion Christianity
residence Dearborn, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
sexOrGender male
signatureWorkPeriod early 20th century
spouse Clara Jane Bryant Ford


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