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Henry Ford Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Henry Ford, based on 5 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

5 records1903–19475 events3 places

Chronological biography

1903

Ford Motor Company16 June 1903
Economy / Automobile Industry · Industrialist · Detroit

Ford and twelve investors establish Ford Motor Company with twenty-eight thousand dollars.

1908

Invention of Model T Ford12 August 1908
Science / Technology

The first model T Ford roles off the production line

Model T1 October 1908
Economy / Automobile Industry · Industrialist · Detroit

Ford introduces the Model T as a durable automobile intended for mass ownership.

1913

Moving Assembly Line7 October 1913
Economy / Automobile Industry · Industrialist · Highland Park

Ford introduces a moving assembly line that sharply reduces automobile production time.

1947

Death of Henry Ford7 April 1947
Science / Technology · Dearborn

Death of Henry Ford

Titles and roles

Industrialist

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.