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Wright brothers

American aviation pioneers, inventors of the airplane

For other uses, see Wright brothers (disambiguation).

Wright brothers
Orville (left) and Wilbur Wright in
Nationality	American
Other&#;names	Will and Orv The Bishop's boys
Known&#;for	Inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane with the Wright Flyer, which pioneered the use of an effective flight control system
Parents
Relatives	Katharine Wright (sister)^[a]
Orville Wright
Born	()August 19, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Died	January 30, () (aged&#;76) Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Cause of death	Heart attack^[1]
Education	3 years high school
Occupation	Printer / publisher, bicycle retailer / manufacturer, airplane uppfinnare / manufacturer, pilot trainer
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Wilbur Wright
Born	()April 16, Millville, Indiana, U.S.
Died	May 30, () (aged&#;45) Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Cause of death	Typhoid fever^{& • April 16^th, – May 30^th, Aviator and inventor, Wilbur was born near Millville, Indiana, to Milton Wright and Susan Koerner. He was the third of seven children born to the Wrights, five of whom survived infancy. Wilbur moved often as a child due to his father’s ministry in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, and he attended primary schools in Iowa and Indiana. He attended high school in Richmond, Indiana, but did not receive his diploma with the rest of the class of as his family moved to Dayton, Ohio, before his commencement ceremonies. In Dayton, Wilbur enrolled in the college preparatory schema at Central High School, but a freak hockey injury during the winter of caused him to convalesce at home for three years. During those years he nursed his ill mother, who died of tuberculosis in , and read widely in his father’s extensive library. In , Wilbur and brother Orville – four years his junior – decided to form a business partnership and open a printing shop. Betw • Orville Wright () Who Was Orville Wright? Orville Wright and his elder brother, Wilbur Wright, were the inventors of the world's first successful airplane. The brothers successfully conducted the first free, controlled flight of a power-driven airplane on December 17, They subsequently became successful businessmen, filling contracts for airplanes in both Europe and the United States. Today, the Wright brothers are considered the "fathers of modern aviation." Orville is also known for developing technology for the U.S. Army. Early Life Orville Wright was born on August 19, , in Dayton, Ohio, one of five children of Susan Catherine Koerner and Milton Wright, a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. As a child, Orville was a mischievous and curious boy, and his family encouraged his intellectual development. "We were lucky enough to grow up in an environment where there was always much encouragement to children to pursue intellectual interests}