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Maurice Wilks

Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman (died 1963)

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Born
August 19, 1904
Died
September 8, 1963
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1904

About Maurice Wilks

Maurice Fernand Cary Wilks was an English automotive and aeronautical engineer, and by the time of his death in 1963, was the chairman of the Rover Company. He was the founder of the Land Rover marque and responsible for the inspiration and concept work that led to the development of the first Land Rover off-road utility vehicle. After the war, Wilks continued working with gas turbine engines, leading to Rover unveiling the first gas turbine powered car in 1949. One of his brothers was Spencer Wilks who became managing director, chairman and president of the Rover Car Company.

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The world when Maurice Wilks was born

Maurice Wilks was born in 1904. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1904

  • Best-selling book"The Crossing" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Olympic Games in the Americas (St. Louis)
  • Top headlineRusso-Japanese War begins
  • Technology milestoneNew York subway opens
  • World population~1.64B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population81.8M

1904 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Maurice Wilks's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19042026
Population81.8M341 million

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