Van Ellis Huff

Van Ellis Huff
Died	1987
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	University of Florida
Known for	Inventing the jalousie window

Van Ellis Huff (1894 – 1987) has been credited as the inventor of the jalousie window. Supposedly he was inspired by homemade wooden slat windows in houses he saw in the Bahamas. Actually the first patent for the jalousie window was applied for in 1900, when Huff was only six years old, by Joseph W. Walker.

Education

Huff earned an engineering degree from the University of Florida.

External links

Official New York Times Obituary
Info about Huff

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Name	Huff, Van E.
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Date of birth	1894
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Date of death	1987
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