Henry Royce
Sir Frederick Henry Royce, 1st Baronet, OBE (27 March 1863 – 22 April 1933) was an English engineer famous for his designs of car and aeroplane engines with a reputation for reliability and longevity. With Charles Rolls (1877–1910) and Claude Johnson (1864–1926), he founded Rolls-Royce.
Sir Henry Royce Bt OBE | |
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| Born | Frederick Henry Royce 27 March 1863 Alwalton, Huntingdonshire, England |
| Died | 22 April 1933 (aged 70) West Wittering, Sussex, England |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Co-founder of the Rolls-Royce |
| Spouse |
Minnie Punt (m. 1893–1912) |
| Engineering career | |
| Projects | Rolls-Royce |
Rolls-Royce initially focused on large 40-50 horsepower motor cars, the Silver Ghost and its successors. Royce produced his first aero engine shortly after the outbreak of the First World War and aircraft engines became Rolls-Royce's principal product.
Royce's health broke down in 1911 and he was persuaded to leave his factory in the Midlands at Derby and, taking a team of designers, move to the south of England spending winters in the south of France. He died at his home in Sussex in the spring of 1933.