J. Frank Duryea
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Name | J. Frank Duryea |
Nationality | United States |
Birth date | October 8, 1869 |
Birth place | Washburn, Illinois |
Date of death | February 15, 1967 |
Place of death | Saybrook, Connecticut |
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Significant advance | automobile |
James Frank Duryea (October 8, 1869, Washburn, Illinois - February 15, 1967, Saybrook, Connecticut), along with his brother Charles Duryea, invented and built one of the first gasoline fueled automobiles. He later built a one cylinder gasoline engine automobile in the United States.
The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, established in 1895, was the first American firm to build gasoline automobiles.
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