John Deere
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1804 – 1886
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Who was John Deere?
John Deere was an American blacksmith and manufacturer who founded Deere & Company, one of the largest and leading agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the world. Born in Rutland, Vermont, Deere moved to Illinois and invented the first commercially successful steel plow in 1837.
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- Born
- Feb 7, 1804
Rutland - Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Middlebury College
- Lived in
- Vermont
- Illinois
- Died
- May 17, 1886
Moline
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on July 23, 2013
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