Harry Ferguson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harry Ferguson

Irish engineer and inventor

Date of Birth: 04-Nov-1884

Place of Birth: County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Oct-1960

Profession: engineer, inventor, aircraft pilot, aerospace engineer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Henry George "Harry" Ferguson (4 November 1884 – 25 October 1960) was an Irish-born British mechanic and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor and its three point linkage system, for being the first person in Ireland to build and fly his own aeroplane, and for developing the first four-wheel drive Formula One car, the Ferguson P99. Today his name lives on in the name of the Massey Ferguson company.