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Henry M. Leland

1843 - 1932

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Henry Martyn Leland (February 16, 1843 – March 26, 1932) was an American machinist, inventor, engineer, and automotive entrepreneur. He founded the two premier American luxury automotive marques, Cadillac and Lincoln. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry M. Leland is the 349th most popular inventor (down from 294th in 2019), the 7,982nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,437th in 2019) and the 88th most popular American Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Henry M. Leland ranks 349 out of 426Before him are Sven Gustaf Wingqvist, Ivan Polzunov, John Wilkinson, Joseph Timchenko, Prokop Diviš, and Kirkpatrick Macmillan. After him are Thomas Wedgwood, Kálmán Tihanyi, Albrecht Berblinger, Kazimierz Prószyński, John Fitch, and Dan Bricklin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1843, Henry M. Leland ranks 97Before him are Mark Antokolsky, William Hemsley, Miguel Antonio Caro, Jules Vandenpeereboom, Kálmán Széll, and Dezső Bánffy. After him are Serapio Calderón, Grove Karl Gilbert, Mihkel Veske, David Payne, Charles Montagu Doughty, and C. I. Scofield. Among people deceased in 1932, Henry M. Leland ranks 128Before him are Hermanis Matisons, Julieta Lanteri, Giuseppe Vitali, Duke Alexander of Oldenburg, Paul Warburg, and Albert Londres. After him are Peder Kolstad, Ali Rıza Pasha, Josephine Crowell, Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer, Outram Bangs, and Swarnakumari Devi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry M. Leland ranks 7,984 out of 20,380Before him are Barbara Ehrenreich (1941), Orrin Hatch (1934), David Diamond (1915), Debra Monk (1949), Jaye Davidson (1968), and Kathy Najimy (1957). After him are Lois Weber (1879), Dale Gardner (1948), Andrea Martin (1947), Ethel Lackie (1907), Cammie King (1934), and Andrea Elson (1969).

Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Henry M. Leland ranks 88Before him are Almon Brown Strowger (1839), George Devol (1912), Jack Northrop (1895), Hannibal Goodwin (1822), Joseph Engelberger (1925), and Edward Lawry Norton (1898). After him are John Fitch (1743), Dan Bricklin (1951), Jay Miner (1932), Margaret E. Knight (1838), Orville Gibson (1856), and Norman Joseph Woodland (1921).