Charles Rolls
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1923-04-25
- Died
- 2007-10-31
- Works
- 22
Top works
- The erratic communication between Australia and China
- From Forest to Sea
- A million wild acres
- Anthology of Australian Fishing
- A Celebration of Food and Wine. Of Flesh of fish of Fowl
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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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Key dates
- Born
- 27 August 1877
- Died
- 12 July 1910
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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
Article
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.
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1877 births1910 deaths19th-century Welsh businesspeopleAlumni of Trinity College, CambridgeAviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in EnglandBritish automobile designersBritish automotive pioneersBritish balloonistsBritish founders of motor vehicle manufacturersEnglish people of Welsh descentFellows of the Royal Geographical Society