British inventor, industrial designer and founder of the Dyson company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir James Dyson OM CBE FRS FREng (born 2 May 1947) is a British inventor, industrial design engineer and founder of the Dyson company. He is best known as the inventor of the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner. His net worth is £7.8 billion.[2]
Sir James Dyson | |
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Provost of the Royal College of Art | |
In office 1 August 2011 – 1 July 2017 | |
Preceded by | Sir Terence Conran |
Succeeded by | Sir Jonathan Ive as Chancellor |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Cromer, England | 2 May 1947
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Nationality | English |
Spouse(s) |
Deirdre Hindmarsh (m. 1968) |
Children | 3; Two sons, one daughter[1] |
He was the Provost of the Royal College of Art from August 2011 to July 2017.[3][4]
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