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George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.

American engineer (1859-1896).

Born February 14th, 1859 in Galesburg.

Died November 22nd, 1896 at 37 years old in Pittsburgh (typhoid fever).

Occupations
civil engineer, engineer, inventor

Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi