Anthony Fokker
Dutch aviation pioneer (1890–1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anton Herman Gerard "Anthony" Fokker (6 April 1890 – 23 December 1939) was a Dutch aviation pioneer, aviation entrepreneur, aircraft designer, and aircraft manufacturer. He produced fighter aircraft in Germany during the First World War such as the Eindecker monoplanes, the Dr.1 triplane and the D.VII biplane.
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Born | Anton Herman Gerard Fokker 6 April 1890 (1890-04-06) |
Died | 23 December 1939 (1939-12-24) (aged 49) Murray Hill Hospital, New York City, United States |
Nationality | Dutch, German, US |
Occupation | Aircraft manufacturer |
Spouse(s) | Sophie Marie Elisabeth von Morgen (1919–1923) Violet Austman (1927–1929) (her death) |
After the Treaty of Versailles forbade Germany to produce aircraft, Fokker moved his business to the Netherlands. There, his company was responsible for a variety of successful aircraft including the Fokker F.VII/3m trimotor, a successful interwar passenger aircraft. He died in New York in 1939. Later authors suggest he was personally charismatic but unscrupulous in business and a controversial character.