Charles Franklin Kettering

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Charles_Franklin_Kettering
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Ohio_State_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Edison_Medal
gptkb:Franklin_Medal
gptkb:Hoover_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1876-08-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Loudonville,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath cerebral hemorrhage
gptkbp:child gptkb:Eugene_Kettering
gptkbp:deathDate 1958-11-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Ohio_State_University
gptkbp:employer gptkb:National_Cash_Register_Company
gptkb:General_Motors
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:inventor
electrical engineering
automotive engineering
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Delco
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Charles_F._Kettering_Prize
Kettering Medical Center named after him
Kettering University named after him
Kettering Tower named after him
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Franklin Kettering
gptkbp:influenced automotive industry
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkbp:knownFor electric starter (automobile)
co-founder of Delco
head of research at General Motors
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Eugene_Kettering
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
businessman
gptkbp:patent engine-driven generator
electric cash register
quick-drying automotive paint
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Methodist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Woodland_Cemetery,_Dayton,_Ohio
gptkbp:signature Charles F Kettering signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Olive_Williams_Kettering
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_Kettering
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6