J. Frank Duryea
J. Frank Duryea | |
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Born | October 8, 1869 |
Died | February 15, 1967 |
Nationality (legal) | United States |
Occupation | Engineer |
Engineering career | |
Significant advance | automobile |
James Frank Duryea (October 8, 1869, Washburn, Illinois - February 15, 1967, Saybrook, Connecticut), along with his brother Charles Duryea, invented and built one of the first gasoline fueled automobiles. He later built a one cylinder gasoline engine automobile in the United States.
The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, established in 1895, was the first American firm to build gasoline automobiles.