William Bushnell Stout
William Bushnell Stout (March 16, 1880 – March 20, 1956) was a pioneering American inventor, engineer, developer and designer whose works in the automotive and aviation fields were groundbreaking. Known by the nickname "Bill", Stout designed an aircraft that eventually became the Ford Trimotor and was an executive at the Ford Motor Company. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Quincy (county seat of Adams County, Illinois, United States), Died March 20, 1956 (Phoenix (seat of Maricopa County, largest city in, and capital of, the State of Arizona, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker
Notes: Victor ledgers: "Pres., Ford Airplane Factory, Detroit, Mich."
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | CVE-55978 | 12-in. | 10/10/1929 | Dinner talk : Ford Airplane Factory | William Bushnell Stout | Lecture | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stout, William Bushnell," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102473.
Stout, William Bushnell. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102473.
"Stout, William Bushnell." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: William Bushnell Stout
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Stout, William Bushnell, 1880-1956 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79089843
Wikidata: William Bushnell Stout - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q8006213
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/57893282
Getty ULAN: Stout, William Bushnell - https://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500234763
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/40725 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/40725
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