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William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield

English motor manufacturer and philanthropist (1877-1963) · United Kingdom · Founders · Died at 85

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William Richard Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, was an English motor manufacturer and philanthropist.

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1963Died22 August 19631958Companion of HonourAward1948Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of SurgeonsAward1941Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British EmpireAward1937Albert MedalAward1877Born10 October 1877

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Companion of Honour1958
Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons1948
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire1941
Albert Medal1937

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William Richard Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, was an English motor manufacturer and philanthropist. He was the founder of Morris Motors Limited and is remembered for establishing the Nuffield Foundation, the Nuffield Trust and Nuffield College, Oxford, as well as being involved in his role as president of Bupa in creating what is now Nuffield Health. He took his title from the village of Nuffield, Oxfordshire, where he lived.

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Lived 1877 to 1963 · aged 85

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