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Born July 7, 1868 • Maine
Died June 14, 1924 (aged 55) • Montclair • New Jersey
Notable Family Members spouse Lillian Evelyn Gilbreth
Subjects Of Study time-and-motion study
Frederick W. Taylor
American inventor and engineer
Gilbreth, Lillian Evelyn
Lillian Evelyn Gilbreth
American psychologist and engineer
William F. Friedman
American cryptologist
Thomas Goddard
American cabinetmaker
Walter Knott
American entrepreneur
Thaddeus Fairbanks
American inventor
Clark Howell
American journalist
Maria Jolas
American editor
Vitaly Komar
American artist
Charles Sumner Greene
American architect
W. R. Burnett
American author
Florence Ballard
American singer
James Hadley Billington
American librarian
Percy Sledge
American singer
Arne Duncan
American education administrator
Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson
American author
Craig Kilborn
American talk-show host
Jim Bunning
United States senator and baseball player
Martie Maguire
American musician
Frank Rizzo
American politician