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David Dunbar Buick

1854 - 1929

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David Dunbar Buick (September 17, 1854 – March 5, 1929) was a Scottish-born American inventor, widely known for founding the Buick Motor Company. He headed this company and its predecessor from 1899–1906, thereby helping to create one of the most successful nameplates in United States motor vehicle history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Dunbar Buick is the 341st most popular inventor (down from 336th in 2019), the 3,927th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,643rd in 2019) and the 54th most popular British Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, David Dunbar Buick ranks 341 out of 426. Before him are Roland Moreno, Harry Brearley, Heinrich Gerber, André Blondel, Henry Shrapnel, and Edward Lawry Norton. After him are William Fothergill Cooke, Sven Gustaf Wingqvist, Ivan Polzunov, John Wilkinson, Joseph Timchenko, and Prokop Diviš.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1854, David Dunbar Buick ranks 106. Before him are Ottmar Mergenthaler, Giuseppe Veronese, Hans Jæger, Ernest Belfort Bax, Yehuda Pen, and Joseph Jacobs. After him are Gerhard Louis De Geer, Teuku Umar, Ali bin Said of Zanzibar, Hermann Oldenberg, Jan Sztolcman, and Queenie Newall. Among people deceased in 1929, David Dunbar Buick ranks 123. Before him are Jozef Murgaš, Marie Hankel, Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, Ted Wilde, Olav Aukrust, and Henry Scott Tuke. After him are István Lichteneckert, Antoni Lange, Queenie Newall, Edward Carpenter, Ödön Tersztyánszky, and Karel van de Woestijne.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Dunbar Buick ranks 3,928 out of 8,785. Before him are Dennis Brain (1921), Geoff Nicholls (1948), George Raynor (1907), Jenny Agutter (1952), Sydney Greenstreet (1879), and Victor d'Arcy (1887). After him are Andy Bown (1946), Bob Fitzsimmons (1863), Ian Hunter (1939), Emma Kirkby (1949), George Borrow (1803), and Eddie Marsan (1968).

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Among INVENTORS In United Kingdom

Among inventors born in United Kingdom, David Dunbar Buick ranks 54. Before him are Samuel Morland (1625), George Graham (1673), Walter Clopton Wingfield (1833), Abraham Darby I (1678), Harry Brearley (1871), and Henry Shrapnel (1761). After him are William Fothergill Cooke (1806), John Wilkinson (1728), Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1835), Thomas Wedgwood (1771), Joseph Bramah (1748), and John Milne (1850).

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