William George Pye, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William George Pye

British businessman

Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1869

Place of Birth: Battersea, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Oct-1949

Profession: businessperson

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

William George Pye (born 27 October 1869 at Battersea, London) founded W G Pye in 1896, a company which manufactured scientific and optical equipment. The firm prospered during World War I by manufacturing specialist equipment such as gun sights. After the war new products needed to be found and the company started to manufacture radio parts such as thermionic valves and eventually a radio. Harold John Pye, who was the son of William then joined the firm and helped to develop a new radio which proved so successful that the radio manufacturing side of W G Pye and the rights to the name Pye Radio was bought. William and Harold continued to operate W G Pye making optical equipment. World War II again brought an increase of business until 1947 when Pye Radio approached Harold with a substantial offer that would reunite the radio and optical divisions.
The offer was accepted and Harold retired to become a farmer at Burnham on Crouch, Essex. William died at Bexhill, Sussex on 13 October 1949.