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Frederick W. Lanchester

1868 - 1946

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Frederick William Lanchester (23 October 1868 – 8 March 1946), was an English polymath and engineer who made important contributions to automotive engineering and to aerodynamics, and co-invented the topic of operations research. Lanchester became a pioneer British motor-car builder, a hobby which resulted in him building the first British car in 1895 and developing a successful car company. Some of the innovations Lanchester developed have gone on to become widely adopted in the car industry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick W. Lanchester is the 265th most popular engineer (down from 227th in 2019), the 3,501st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,668th in 2019) and the 26th most popular British Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Frederick W. Lanchester ranks 265 out of 389. Before him are Gioacchino Colombo, Sam Eyde, Nikolay Kamov, Pierre Cérésole, Paul Mauser, and Gerhard Fieseler. After him are Konstantin Kalinin, Alexander Mikulin, Aron Ralston, Ernest Goüin, Albert Auguste Perdonnet, and Butler Lampson.

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Among people born in 1868, Frederick W. Lanchester ranks 160. Before him are Nikolaos Trikoupis, Constance Markievicz, Heinrich Schenker, Federico Tinoco Granados, Gustav Mie, and Leonardus Nardus. After him are Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, Prosper Poullet, José Serrato, Edgar Adams, Ștefan Luchian, and Reynold A. Nicholson. Among people deceased in 1946, Frederick W. Lanchester ranks 172. Before him are Rudolf Walden, Carl Theodor Zahle, Mae Busch, Federigo Enriques, Juan Antonio Ríos, and Safiya Zaghloul. After him are Holger Thiele, Shirase Nobu, Edwin Mills, Frank Hadow, Eugene Lanceray, and Barbu Știrbey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Frederick W. Lanchester ranks 3,502 out of 8,785. Before him are Cliff Allison (1932), Mirabehn (1892), Reg Parnell (1911), Edmund Purdom (1926), Fred Yates (1884), and Roger Rees (1944). After him are Henry Edward Manning (1808), Jon Pertwee (1919), Jeremy Northam (1961), Samson of Dol (490), William Nicol (1770), and Alex Kingston (1963).

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Among ENGINEERS In United Kingdom

Among engineers born in United Kingdom, Frederick W. Lanchester ranks 26. Before him are John Hughes (1814), John Smeaton (1724), William Playfair (1759), André Waterkeyn (1917), Harvey Postlethwaite (1944), and James B. Francis (1815). After him are William Froude (1810), Joseph Bazalgette (1819), Ron Tauranac (1925), Robert W. Paul (1869), Mal Evans (1935), and Ralph Bagnold (1896).

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