biography
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Ferris, George (Washington Gale)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1859–96)
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| biography:
| Engineer, born in Galesburg, Illinois, USA. He was an engineer on a number of bridge projects during the 1880s. His huge revolving observation wheel for the 1892 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was the original Ferris wheel. |
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