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W. O. Bentley

British automotive engineer (1888-1971)
Person human Q561420

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
September 16, 1888
Date of death
August 13, 1971
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Woking
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12][13]
Occupation
entrepreneur, inventor, car designer, engineer, automotive engineer, racing automobile driver[14]
Field of work
engineer's degree, automobilism[15][16]
Educated at
Clifton College, King's College London[17][18]
Award received
Member of the Order of the British Empire[19]
Father
Alfred Bentley[10]
Spouse
Leonie Gore[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Family name
Bentley[24]
Given name
Walter[25]
Military branch
Royal Navy[21]
Participated in conflict
World War I[22]
Sport
auto racing[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Walter Owen Bentley en W. O. Bentley ar ولتر أوين بنتلي cs Walter Bentley cs W. O. Bentley es W. O. Bentley es WO Bentley fa والتر اوون بنتلی fr W. O. Bentley he וולטר אוון בנטלי ja ウォルター・オーウェン・ベントレー nl W. O. Bentley pl Walter Owen Bentley ro W. O. Bentley sv Bentley, Walter Owen sv W.O. Bentley uk W. O. uk Волтер Оуен Бентлі zh W·O·本特利 zh 沃尔特·欧文·本特利
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
000000011462447X
VIAF cluster ID
3796149296277080670001
Library of Congress authority ID
nr2003006044
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
OW Bentley (1921).jpg ↗
Digital Mechanism and Gear Library ID
24390004
FAST ID
490466
Find a Grave memorial ID
6445974
Freebase ID
/m/03gndy
Geni.com profile ID
6000000178198799837
Libraries Australia ID
35017542
NL CR AUT ID
xx0078125
NLA Trove people ID
792086
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp143444
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3876095
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
37183
The Peerage person ID
p42388.htm#i423877
Trading Card Database name ID
121397
WikiTree person ID
Bentley-5559

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
engineer, entrepreneur, inventor, racing automobile driver
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 2
King's College London, Clifton College
Award received 1
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Family name 1
Bentley
Field of work 1
engineer's degree
Founded entities 1
Bentley
Given name 1
Walter
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Military branch 1
Royal Navy
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
London
Place of death 1
Woking
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
auto racing
← Designed by 1
Bentley BR1
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

W. O. Bentley was born on September 16, 1888[1], in London[2]. He died on August 13, 1971[3], in Woking[4]. He worked as an entrepreneur[5], inventor[6], car designer[7], engineer[8], and automotive engineer[9].

FAQs

Where was W. O. Bentley born?

W. O. Bentley's place of birth was London[2].

Where did W. O. Bentley die?

W. O. Bentley passed away in Woking[4].

Who were W. O. Bentley's parents?

W. O. Bentley's father was Alfred Bentley[10].

Who was W. O. Bentley married to?

W. O. Bentley's spouses include Leonie Gore[11].

What did W. O. Bentley do for work?

W. O. Bentley worked as an entrepreneur[5], inventor[6], car designer[7], engineer[8], and automotive engineer[9].

Where did W. O. Bentley go to school?

W. O. Bentley was educated at Clifton College[17] and King's College London[18].

What awards did W. O. Bentley receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[19].

Related Entities

Bentley entrepreneur London United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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