John Deere
American blacksmith and manufacturer (1804-1886) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 82
John Deere was an American blacksmith, businessman, inventor and politician. He founded Deere & Company, one of the largest and leading agricultural and construction-equipment manufacturers in the world. Born in Rutland, Vermont, Deere moved to Illinois and invented the first commercially successful steel plow in 1837.
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Lived 1804 to 1886 · aged 82
