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Maurice Wilks

Maurice Wilks
Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman (d. 1963)

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.

19 August 1904

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