Frederick Winslow Taylor
Mechanical Engineer, Author
1856 – 1915
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Who was Frederick Winslow Taylor?
Frederick Winslow Taylor was an American mechanical engineer who sought to improve industrial efficiency. He is regarded as the father of scientific management and was one of the first management consultants. Taylor was one of the intellectual leaders of the Efficiency Movement and his ideas, broadly conceived, were highly influential in the Progressive Era.
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- Born
- Mar 20, 1856
Germantown - Also known as
- Frederick Taylor
- Parents
- Spouses
- Louise Spooner
(1884/05/03 - 1915/03/21)
- Louise Spooner
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- University of Pennsylvania
- Employment
- Tuck School of Business
- Lived in
- Pennsylvania
- Died
- Mar 21, 1915
Philadelphia - Resting place
- West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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