Henry Timken
inventor
Born: 1831
Birthplace: Bremen, Germany
Emigrating to America as a child with his family, he left the family's Missouri farm to enter the wagon-making business. He opened his own company in St. Louis in 1855, and introduced several improvements to the carriages his firm produced, including his patented “Timken spring,” which made him a fortune. Other patents included the Timken roller bearing. He retired in 1897 and settled in California.
Died: 1909 See also:
