# William Frederick Durand

> William Frederick Durand was a United States naval officer and pioneer mechanical engineer. He contributed significantly to the development of aircraft propellers. He was the first civilian chair of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the forerunner of NASA.

*American naval officer and engineering instructor*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1859-03-05
- **Died:** 1958-08-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- [William Frederick Durand](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Frederick_Durand)
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