# Frederick Methvan Whyte

> Frederick Methvan Whyte was a mechanical engineer of Dutch background who worked for the New York Central Railroad in the United States. He is most widely known as the person who developed the Whyte notation to describe the different wheel arrangements of steam locomotives in 1900.

*Dutch-American mechanical engineer; invented the Whyte Classification System*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1865-03-02
- **Died:** 1941
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 41.3
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [Уит, Фредерик Метван](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D1%82%2C_%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5498396)

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