Cyrus McCormick

Also known as C. H. McCormick, Cyrus Hall McCormick

American inventor and businessman (1809–1884)

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Cyrus McCormick was an American inventor, journalist, businessperson, and peace activist. He was born in Raphine and died in Chicago in 1884 from a stroke. His works include *The Century of the Reaper* and *Employee Representation as Affecting the Attitude of Labor and Business*. He is recognized in the National Inventors Hall of Fame collection.

McCormick received the award of Officer of the Legion of Honour and was a member of the French Academy of Sciences. He is described by the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition. He was buried at Graceland Cemetery. His children were Harold Fowler McCormick and Cyrus Hall McCormick II, and his sibling was Leander J. McCormick.

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Vinony catalogs Cyrus McCormick in its National Inventors Hall of Fame collection (610 entries).

Within Vinony's link graph, Cyrus McCormick is referenced by 248 other articles, and connects out to reaping machine, Christianity and Abraham Lincoln.

Vinony files it under 1809 births, 1884 deaths and 19th-century American inventors.

Its subject is documented across 33 Wikipedia language editions.

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Employee representation as affecting the attitude of labor and business
The century of the reaper; : An account of Cyrus Hall McCormick, the inventor of the reaper
The century of the reaper: An account of Cyrus Hall McCormick, the inventor of the reaper: of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company & the business he created...
The century of the reaper
Century of the Reaper

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