John Deere

John Deere was an American blacksmith, businessman, inventor and politician. He 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.

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Who was born first?

• John Deere and Emil Lenz were born the same year
• John Deere was born 1 year before Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
• John Deere was born 1 year after John Ericsson
• John Deere was born 1 year after Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff
• John Deere was born 2 years after Charles Wheatstone

Timeline

1. Charles WheatstoneFebruary 6, 1802 – October 19, 1875
2. Heinrich Daniel RuhmkorffJanuary 15, 1803 – December 20, 1877
3. John EricssonJuly 31, 1803 – March 8, 1889
4. Emil LenzFebruary 12, 1804 – January 29, 1865
5. John Deere (this page)February 7, 1804 – May 17, 1886
6. Jean Eugène Robert-HoudinDecember 7, 1805 – June 13, 1871

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