# George de Mestral

> Swiss engineer, inventor of the velcro system (1907-1990)

**Wikidata**: [Q123525](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123525)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_de_Mestral)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/george-de-mestral


## References

1. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
2. [NIHF Inductee George De Mestral and Velcro Fasteners. 2025](https://www.invent.org/inductees/george-de-mestral)
3. Virtual International Authority File
4. Find a Grave
5. GeneaStar
6. Roglo
7. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013