Frederick Methvan Whyte
Male, Deceased Person
1865 – 1941
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Who was Frederick Methvan Whyte?
Frederick Methvan Whyte was a mechanical engineer of Dutch background who worked for the New York Central in the United States. He is most widely known as the person who developed Whyte notation to describe the different wheel arrangements of steam locomotives in 1900.
In some railroad literature, he is referenced as "F. M. White," using the Anglicized spelling of his name. Further, some references also spell his middle name as "Methven."
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