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Born | Charles Stewart Rolls 27 August 1877 Berkeley Square, London, England |
Died | 12 July 1910 Southbourne, Bournemouth, England | (aged 32)
Cause of death | Air accident |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Motor car promoter and aviator |
Known for | Co-founder, Rolls-Royce |
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Charles Stewart Rolls FRGS FRMetS MICE (27 August 1877 – 12 July 1910) was a British motoring and aviation pioneer. With Henry Royce, he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. He was the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident with a powered aircraft, when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying display in Bournemouth. He was aged 32.