Selfridge
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Several people are or were named Selfridge:
Places named Selfridge:
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- Harry Gordon SelfridgeHarry Gordon SelfridgeHarry Gordon Selfridge, Sr. was an American-born retail magnate, who founded the British department store Selfridges.-Early years:...
(1858 - 1947), founder of Selfridges Department Store - Oliver SelfridgeOliver SelfridgeOliver Gordon Selfridge , grandson of Harry Gordon Selfridge, the founder of Selfridges' department stores, was a pioneer of artificial intelligence. He has been called the "Father of Machine Perception."...
, grandson of Harry Gordon Selfridge and a pioneer in artificial intelligence - Thomas O. SelfridgeThomas O. SelfridgeRear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War and was the father of Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr....
(1804-1902), an admiral in the United States Navy, during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War - Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr.Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr.Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr. , son of Thomas O. Selfridge, was an officer in the United States Navy.Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Selfridge graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1854.-Civil War:...
(1836 – 1924), United States Navy and son of Thomas O. Selfridge - Thomas SelfridgeThomas SelfridgeThomas Etholen Selfridge was a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and the first person to die in a crash of a powered airplane. He was a passenger while Orville Wright was piloting the aircraft.-Biography:...
(1882 – 1908), a lieutenant in the US Army and the first person to die in a powered airplane crash - John Selfridge, a mathematician
Places named Selfridge:
- Selfridge, North DakotaSelfridge, North DakotaSelfridge is a city in Sioux County, North Dakota in the United States and on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Selfridge was founded in 1911. The population was 160 at the 2010 census...
- Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, named for Thomas Selfridge
Other:
- SelfridgesSelfridgesSelfridges, AKA Selfridges & Co, is a chain of high end department stores in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge. The flagship store in London's Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK and was opened on 15 March 1909.More recently, three other stores have been...
, a chain of department stores in the United Kingdom - USS Selfridge (DD-320)USS Selfridge (DD-320)The first USS Selfridge was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Thomas O. Selfridge.-History:...
, a United States Navy destroyer named for Thomas O. Selfridge - USS Selfridge (DD-357)USS Selfridge (DD-357)The second USS Selfridge was a in the United States Navy. She named for Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge and his son, Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr...
, a United States Navy destroyer named for Thomas O. Selfridge and Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr.