John Deere | |
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Born | Rutland, Vermont, US | February 7, 1804
Died | May 17, 1886 Moline, Illinois, US | (aged 82)
Education | Middlebury College |
Occupation(s) | Inventor, blacksmith |
Known for | Deere & Company, steel plow |
Children | 9[1] |
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John Deere (February 7, 1804[2] – May 17, 1886) was an American blacksmith and manufacturer who founded Deere & Company, one of the largest and leading agricultural and construction-equipment manufacturers in the world. Born in Rutland, Vermont, Deere moved to Illinois and invented the first commercially successful steel plow in 1837.[3]
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