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Henry Royce
Birth 27 March 1863
Death 22 April 1933 (70 years) (70 years)
Nationality United Kingdom
Profession Industrial founder of Rolls-Royce
Henry Royce ( Sir Frederick Henry Royce) ( 27 March 1863 – 22 April 1933 ) is a mechanic English genius, a pioneer in the history of the automobile . He is co-founder of the prestigious luxury car Rolls-Royce in 1904 with Charles Rolls .
Summary [ hide ]
A Biography
1.1 Creation of Cook Street in electrical
1.2 Historic meeting between Rolls and Royce
1.3 Rolls-Royce Foundation
1.4 The Silver Ghost
1.5 Death of Charles Rolls
2 Quotes
3 See also
3.1 Related
3.2 External Links
Biography
Frederick Henry Royce was born on 27 March 1863 at Alwalton in Cambridgeshire in England at 130 km north of London where he spent his childhood. He is the son of James and Mary Royce, a family of modest miller , the latest of five children. From an early age, he is passionate about the ingenious mechanics of the water mill of his father.
In 1873 he was 10 years old and seller of newspapers in London and then in between learning of mechanics on site one of the first companies to train British , the Great Northern Railway in Peterborough . He began teaching himself to the algebra and the fundamental principles of mechanics. He then worked in a factory tooling Leeds , where he quickly became instructor in mechanics for its employees.
In 1882, aged 19, he is passionate about a new invention: the power and is engaging in one of the first utilities in England.
First Rolls-Royce 10 HP 2 cylinder 10 hp Henry Royce in 1904.
Creation of the company Cook Street in electrical
In 1886, disappointed by the lack of development and technical quality of his company, he founded his own company, Cook Street , with his future brother-Ernest Claremont to Manchester to manufacture the material electromechanical “simpler and safer” of generators , the dynamos , electrical equipment for factories. This material is rapidly gaining a reputation of “quality-reliability-strength” and ensures the success and notoriety national trade.
In the early 1900s , a new invention excites the curiosity of Henry Royce: the automobile . It pays a Decauville ( De Dion-Bouton ) used to go to work. His car on deeply disappointed. It starts poorly, overheating is very noisy, very powerful, vibrating in every way, is difficult to handle, often breaks down, is uncomfortable, and so on.
In 1902, founded the Royce Royce Company in Manchester and will produce its first car: the Rolls-Royce 10 HP 2-cylinder, 10 horsepower by applying all his genius, his spirit of simplification and perfectionism. In 1903 the result is aesthetic, luxurious, robust, reliable, quiet, comfortable, flexible, no vibration, starts reliably, and so on. It is a fast reputation unanimous across the country.
Historic meeting between Rolls and Royce
In May 1904, Charles Rolls , driver pioneer motorsport and importer of automobile of Europe , is disappointed by the low technical level of the car then. He met Henry Royce without optimism at the age of 41, everyone is talking about: it is packed by the tests. Finally a car English worthy of all praise he agrees to sell under its name.
Rolls-Royce Foundation
Rolls Royce in December and join forces and merge their businesses in Rolls-Royce , which is an immediate reputation among customers car and aristocratic elite of Charles Rolls. These are the most expensive cars, but also the best in the world that require a universal respect in 1910.
Main article: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars .
Despite the fame and fortune, Henry Royce remains locked in his studio in mechanical sixteen hours a day to exhaustion, looking for changes with an insatiable desire for perfection and manic. The artisans of the business call him “Dad Royce.”
The first Rolls-Royce are presented successfully at Paris Motor Show in Paris in December 1904. The cars won many races of the 1900′s where they are distinguished by their reliability. Charles Rolls wins the race of the Tourist Trophy Isle of Man in 1906 driving a Rolls-Royce 30 HP and said “As I ‘ did that sit and wait as the car crosses the finish line, the credit goes to Mr. Royce, who is the designer and builder. ”
A Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost , the masterpiece of Henry Royce in 1906.
The Silver Ghost
In 1906, Royce creates the masterpiece of his life for the London Motor Show in November, the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost (a term that can be translated as “Rolls-Royce Phantom Silver “).
This is the best car he has ever made according to him. This is the most prestigious car in the world at the time, the most famous of all Rolls-Royce, with a level of technical reliability ever since by most manufacturers today. One of the most expensive cars in the world that beats the record of the time the Scottish Reliability Trials , covering 23 120 km without a single technical problem (the original is still owned by Rolls-Royce in perfect working order with 920 000 km in meter).
Lawrence of Arabia as saying: “A Rolls-Royce in the desert is worth all the gold in the world. ”
The Spirit of Ecstasy (” The Spirit of Ecstasy “), sensation felt behind the wheel of a Rolls-Royce .
Death of Charles Rolls
In 1910, Charles Rolls is killed July 12 during an air show over Bournemouth , nine days after beating the record for crossing the English Channel by air .
In 1911, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu , a fan of Rolls-Royce, for the leadership the sculptor Charles Sykes , who sculpt the mascot of the brand: ” The Spirit of Ecstasy “(” The Spirit of Ecstasy “), known The Flying Lady (“Flying Lady”), became famous for embellishing all radiator caps of the brand.
In 1914, Rolls Royce plc (Aircraft) is created. In 2009, the second global manufacturer of engines for aircraft behind General Electric .
In 1931, Rolls-Royce bought and merged with Bentley , its largest competitor and sports industry.
On April 22, 1933, Henry Royce died at the age of 70. Rolls-Royce logo with a simple double R to symbolize the alliance of the two founders and Rolls Royce, printed in red, is printed in black to mark the death of its last founder.
Citations
Henry Royce: “The quality will long after the cost has been forgotten. ”
Henry Royce: “To seek perfection in everything. Take the best that exists and make it better. And when nothing exists, the design. ”
Lawrence of Arabia , “A Rolls-Royce in the wilderness is worth all the gold in the world. ”
Charles Rolls , “As I only sit and wait until the car crosses the finish line, the credit goes to Mr. Royce, who is the designer and builder. “