Person: WRIGHT, Orville (1871-1948)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Name

Orville WRIGHT

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

inventor and aviation pioneer

Main period of activity

1900s

Relationships to other people

brother of WRIGHT, Wilbur (1867-1912)

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

19 August 1871

born at

Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A.

30 January 1948

died at

Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A.

Slides showing image of this person

slide image -- Orville Wright watching the Aeroplane's flight with the King. At Pau March 18 '09

slide image -- King Edwards Holiday -- The King chatting with Wilbur and Orville Wright

Slide set references

image appears in: Tyler's topical slides: series 10 (news: Walter Tyler, 20 slides, 20 March 1909)

image appears in: Tyler's topical slides: series 11 (news: Walter Tyler, 20 slides, 27 March 1909)

Lucerna ID 6003887

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 2 July 2012

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Person: WRIGHT, Orville (1871-1948)