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Henry Royce, English engineer and businessman, founded Rolls-Royce Limited (died 1933)
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Henry Royce
English engineer and car designer (1863–1933)
Sir Frederick Henry Royce, 1st Baronet was an English engineer famous for his designs of car and aeroplane engines with a reputation for reliability and longevity. With Charles Rolls (1877–1910) and Claude Johnson (1864–1926), he founded Rolls-Royce.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rolls-Royce Limited
1906–1987 UK automobile and aerospace manufacturer
Rolls-Royce Limited was a British luxury car and later an aero-engine manufacturing business established in 1904 in Manchester by the partnership of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce. Building on Royce's good reputation established with his cranes, they quickly developed a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)