Knudsen, William Signius — orig. Signius Wilhelm Poul Knudsen born March 25, 1879, Copenhagen, Den. died April 27, 1948, Detroit, Mich., U.S. Danish U.S. industrialist. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1900. In 1914 he began supervising Ford Motor Co. assembly plants and… … Universalium
Knudsen, William S — ▪ American industrialist original name Signius Wilhelm Poul Knudsen born March 25, 1879, Copenhagen died April 27, 1948, Detroit Danish born American industrialist, an effective coordinator of automobile mass production who served as… … Universalium
William S. Knudsen — William Signius Big Bill Knudsen (March 25, 1879 April 27, 1948), was a leading automobile industry executive and a General in the U.S. Army.Knudsen was born in Denmark. His name was originally Signius Wilhelm Poul Knudsen. He came to the United… … Wikipedia
William — /wil yeuhm/, n. 1. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter W. 2. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning will and helmet. * * * (as used in expressions) Huddie William Ledbetter Aberhart William George William… … Universalium
Knudsen — biographical name William Signius 1879 1948 American (Danish born) industrialist & administrator … New Collegiate Dictionary
Knudsen — /noohd seuhn/; Dan. /knooh seuhn/, n. William S. (Signius Wilhelm Paul Knudsen), 1879 1948, U.S. industrialist, born in Denmark. * * * … Universalium
Knudsen — /noohd seuhn/; Dan. /knooh seuhn/, n. William S. (Signius Wilhelm Paul Knudsen), 1879 1948, U.S. industrialist, born in Denmark … Useful english dictionary
Wilhelm — /wil helm/; Ger. /vil helm/, n. a male given name, German form of William. * * * (as used in expressions) Bach Wilhelm Friedemann Baeyer Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Bessel Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann Wilhelm Brandt Bunsen Robert Wilhelm… … Universalium
