#1Science & Medicine
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
1860–1930American mechanical engineer
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Elmer Ambrose Sperry tops a list of 2 famous people born in Cincinnatus
Most widely known is Elmer Ambrose Sperry, the American mechanical engineer, with articles in 18 languages. The list has one more: the American politician Jeremiah W. Dwight. The first birth on record is Jeremiah W. Dwight’s, in 1819, and the last Elmer Ambrose Sperry’s, in 1860. New York City’s 99 names make the longest list in New York.
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Elmer Ambrose Sperry
in 18 Wikipedia languages
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1819
Jeremiah W. Dwight
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1860
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
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Photo credits (2)
- Elmer Ambrose Sperry: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865-, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah W. Dwight: Brady-Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons