Henry Royce

English engineer and car designer (1863–1933)

Sir Frederick Henry Royce, 1st Baronet (27 March 1863 – 22 April 1933) was an English engineer famous for his designs of car and aeroplane engines that had a reputation for reliability and longevity. He and his two business associates Charles Rolls (1877–1910) and Claude Johnson (1864–1926) together founded the Rolls-Royce Limited company in 1904. Rolls-Royce Limited initially focused on large, 40–50 horsepower motor cars, the Silver Ghost and its successors.

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