Donald Wills Douglas, Sr.
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- For other persons named Donald Douglas, see Donald Douglas (disambiguation).
Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. (April 6, 1892 – February 1, 1981) was a United States aircraft industrialist. His most significant achievement was as founder of the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1921 (the company later merged into McDonnell Douglas Corporation).
He received his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in 1914.
[edit] Further reading
- Robert Sobel The Entrepreneurs: Explorations Within the American Business Tradition (Weybright & Talley 1974), chapter 8, Donald Douglas: The Fortunes of War ISBN 0-679-40064-8.
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