Cyrus McCormick

American industrialist and inventor
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Also known as: Cyrus Hall McCormick
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In full:
Cyrus Hall McCormick
Born:
February 15, 1809, Rockbridge county, Virginia, U.S.
Died:
May 13, 1884, Chicago, Illinois (aged 75)

Cyrus McCormick (born February 15, 1809, Rockbridge county, Virginia, U.S.—died May 13, 1884, Chicago, Illinois) was an American industrialist and inventor who is generally credited with the development (from 1831) of the mechanical reaper. McCormick was the eldest son of Robert McCormick—a farmer, blacksmith, and inventor. McCormick’s education, in local schools, was limited. Reserved, determined, and serious-minded, he spent all of his time in his father’s workshop. The elder McCormick had invented several practical farm implements but, like other inventors in the United States and England, had failed in his attempt to build a successful reaping machine. In 1831 Cyrus, ...(100 of 800 words)