The founder of the Ford Motor Company, whose Dearborn plant became one of the era's largest manufacturing operations as the moving assembly line and standardized parts drove automobile mass production and cut the Model T's cost within reach of ordinary buyers.
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BirthplaceGreenfield Township, Michigan, U.S. 1 Death PlaceDearborn, Michigan, U.S. 1 Defining ContributionPioneered mass production and made automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans through the system known as Fordism. 1 Notable WorkThe Ford Model T (introduced October 1, 1908), which put mass-produced automobiles within reach of ordinary Americans. 1 Connections
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Ford pioneered the moving assembly line and built Ford Motor Company into a dominant automaker through mass production techniques.
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Ford's 1947 death preceded the company's 1956 public listing; the offering ended his family's exclusive private ownership of the company he founded in 1903.
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Companies Founded
Founded by Henry Ford and incorporated June 16, 1903.
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Companies Led
Ford led the company he founded.
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Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 - April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate.
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Henry Ford was an American industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans through the system that came to be known as Fordism.
- Associated With: Automotive Industry
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In 1913, Henry Ford's plant in Dearborn employed up to 12,000 workers.
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It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903.
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