Willis Carrier
1876–1950
American inventor of modern air conditioning and founder of Carrier.
Willis Carrier (1876–1950) was an engineer and entrepreneur, born in Angola, United States and died in New York City, United States.
- Known as
- Engineer and entrepreneur
- Category
- Business & Industry
- Born
- 1876, Angola, United States
- Died
- 1950, New York City, United States
Alive at the same time as Willis Carrier
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- Milton Hershey 1857–1945, chocolate maker
- William Randolph Hearst 1863–1951, newspaper publisher
- Henry Ford 1863–1947, auto tycoon
- Frank Lloyd Wright 1867–1959, architect
- Calouste Gulbenkian 1869–1955, oil businessman
- Henri Matisse 1869–1954, painter
- Helena Rubinstein 1872–1965, cosmetics entrepreneur
- Bertrand Russell 1872–1970, philosopher
- Carl Jung 1875–1961, psychiatrist
- Hiram Bingham III 1875–1956, explorer
- William Boeing 1881–1956, aviation entrepreneur
Portrait: 100th Anniversary Press Kit - Carrier Corp, Public domain.
