Alfred Angas Scott

Deceased Person

1875 – 1923

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Who was Alfred Angas Scott?

Alfred Angas Scott was a motorcycle designer, inventor and founder of the Scott Motorcycle Company. A prolific inventor, he took out over 50 patents between 1897 and 1920, mostly concerning two-stroke engines and road vehicles. Scott was a keen potholer and the second president of the Gritstone club. In July 1923 Scott travelled back to Bradford in his open Scott Sociable wearing wet potholing clothes and contracted pneumonia from which he died.

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Born
1875
Bradford
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Employment
  • The Scott Motorcycle Company
Died
Aug 11, 1923

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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