Frederick Methvan Whyte, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Dutch-American mechanical engineer; invented the Whyte Classification System
Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1865
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1941
Profession: engineer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Frederick Methvan Whyte
- Frederick Methvan Whyte (March 2, 1865 – 1941 Athens) was a mechanical engineer of Dutch background who worked for the New York Central in the United States.
- He is most widely known as the person who developed Whyte notation to describe the different wheel arrangements of steam locomotives in 1900. In some railroad literature, he is referenced as "F.
- M.
- White," using the Anglicized spelling of his name.
- Further, some references also spell his middle name as "Methven."
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