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Charles Rolls
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motoring and aviation pioneer, co-founder of Rolls-Royce
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1877-08-27 ) 27 August 1877, Berkeley Square , London, England
- Died
- 12 July 1910 (1910-07-12) (aged 32), Southbourne , Bournemouth, England
- Cause of death
- Air accident
- Alma mater
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Occupations
- Motor car promoter and aviator
- Known for
- Co-founder, Rolls-Royce
- Parents
- The 1st Baron Llangattock (father) Georgiana, Baroness Llangattock (mother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Berkeley Square
- Place of death
- Bournemouth
- Occupation
- aircraft pilot
- Educated at
- Trinity College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- aviation
- Sport
- cycle sport
- Image
- Charles-Rolls.jpg
- Residence
- London
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- Commons category
- Charles Stewart Rolls
- date of birth
- 1877-08-27
- date of death
- 1910-07-12
- manner of death
- accidental death
- name in native language
- Charles Rolls
- place of burial
- Llangattock-Vibon-Avel
- writing language
- English language
- ancestral home
- The Hendre
- cause of death
- aviation accident
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- Hemiunu
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Stewart Rolls (27 August 1877 – 12 July 1910) was a British motoring and aviation pioneer. With Henry Royce, he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. He was the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident with a powered aircraft, when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying display in Bournemouth. He was aged 32.
Early life
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