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Captain of Industry #473 - Thomas B. Jeffery
« on: May 29, 2013, 05:00:45 AM »
Casting a large shadow...

For one point: Identify this tinkerer and industrialist.   

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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2013, 01:31:55 PM »
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2013, 01:42:58 PM »
George Bouton
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2013, 02:59:12 PM »
William Crapo Durant
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2013, 07:25:46 PM »
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2013, 03:13:01 AM »
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2013, 03:13:24 AM »
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2013, 05:04:26 AM »
Italian?
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2013, 07:07:53 AM »
Emile Levassor ?
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2013, 08:05:04 AM »
Alexandre Darracq
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #11 on: June 08, 2013, 08:07:57 AM »
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #12 on: June 08, 2013, 08:08:12 AM »
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #13 on: June 08, 2013, 09:12:28 AM »
French?
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #14 on: June 08, 2013, 01:30:50 PM »
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William Crapo Durant

Not him
Carnut, you never heard of him, I believe he started General Motors unless somebody corrects me.
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #15 on: June 08, 2013, 01:51:59 PM »
American?
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #16 on: June 08, 2013, 02:25:24 PM »
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #17 on: June 08, 2013, 04:15:44 PM »
Nikolaus Otto??
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #18 on: June 09, 2013, 04:54:56 AM »
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #19 on: June 09, 2013, 07:12:26 AM »
You didn't appear to answer the question - is he American ?
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #20 on: June 09, 2013, 07:42:51 AM »
Quote from: wingroad on June 08, 2013, 01:30:50 PM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on June 08, 2013, 03:13:01 AM
Quote from: ropat53 on June 07, 2013, 01:42:58 PM
William Crapo Durant

Not him
Carnut, you never heard of him, I believe he started General Motors unless somebody corrects me.

No, I do know who he was (and the thread is entitled "Captains of Industry")!  I was just lamenting the fact I wasn't given 'Crapo' for a middle name...  No, actually, I'm grateful!
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #21 on: June 09, 2013, 10:32:52 AM »
FWIW: it's pronounced "cray-po", not "crap-po".  :)
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #22 on: June 09, 2013, 06:01:44 PM »
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on June 09, 2013, 10:32:52 AM
FWIW: it's pronounced "cray-po", not "crap-po".  :)

Now that I didn't know!
Of course the whole current meaning of the current word 'crap' comes from Thomas Crapper, who invented the flushing toilet..
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #23 on: June 12, 2013, 02:56:56 PM »
Quote from: nicanary on June 09, 2013, 07:12:26 AM
You didn't appear to answer the question - is he American ?

Is he American?
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Re: Captain of Industry #473
« Reply #24 on: June 12, 2013, 03:18:12 PM »
He was born in Europe, and died in Europe, but did his well-known captaining in the Americas.
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