James Smith McDonnell

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James Smith McDonnell was an American aerospace engineer and businessman who founded the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, which later became part of the major aerospace and defense company McDonnell Douglas.

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instanceOf aerospace engineer
businessperson
company founder
human
academicDegree bachelor's degree in physics
master's degree in aeronautical engineering
awardReceived Collier Trophy
Daniel Guggenheim Medal
burialPlace Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1899-04-09
dateOfDeath 1980-08-22
educatedAt Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton University
employer McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
linked to: McDonnell Douglas

McDonnell Douglas
familyName McDonnell
fieldOfWork aeronautics
aerospace engineering
aviation
founded McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
linked to: McDonnell Douglas
fullName James Smith McDonnell
givenName James
hasPart James S. McDonnell Foundation (as his philanthropic legacy)
industry aerospace industry
defense industry
knownFor founding McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
leadership in the American aerospace industry
memberOf National Academy of Engineering
namedAfter James S. McDonnell Planetarium
nationality American
notableFor philanthropy in science and education
notableWork development of military jet aircraft for the U.S. armed forces
support of U.S. space program through McDonnell-built spacecraft
occupation aerospace engineer
business executive
industrialist
placeOfBirth Denver, Colorado, United States
placeOfDeath St. Louis, Missouri, United States
positionHeld chairman of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
chairman of McDonnell Douglas
founder of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
residence St. Louis, Missouri, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Elizabeth Finney
workLocation Long Island, New York, United States
St. Louis, Missouri, United States

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McDonnell Douglas foundedBy James Smith McDonnell
James S. McDonnell Planetarium namedAfter James S. McDonnell
linked to: James Smith McDonnell
James Smith McDonnell fullName James Smith McDonnell
James Smith McDonnell hasPart James S. McDonnell Foundation (as his philanthropic legacy)
linked to: James Smith McDonnell
James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry namedAfter James S. McDonnell
linked to: James Smith McDonnell