Orville Wright

Inventor

Birthday August 19, 1871

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Dayton, OH

DEATH DATE Jan 30, 1948 (76)

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About

Aviation pioneer who, with his brother, Wilbur Wright, invented three-axis control and flew the first successful, albeit brief, "flying machine" in 1903.

Before Fame

He dropped out of high school to pursue a career in the printing business with his brother Wilbur.

Trivia

He and his brother opened a bicycle repair shop in 1892.

Family Life

His parents, Susan Koerner and Milton Wright, raised him with his six siblings. His father once gave him a toy helicopter invented by Alphonse Penaud.

Associated With

One of his friends and classmates in high school was future poet and writer Paul Laurence Dunbar.

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Orville Wright Highlights
Orville Wright Highlights