Henry Timken (August 16, 1831 in Bremen , Germany – March 16, 1909 in San Diego, California ) was an inventor and businessman who founded the Timken Roller Bearing Company , later called the Timken Company . His family migrated to the United States when he was 7 years old. He began his business career in the St. Louis region. His inventions of an improved carriage spring and an improved roller bearing brought him the money needed to create a company dedicated to the latter.
8-909: Timken may refer to: People [ edit ] Henry Timken (1831–1909), founder of the Timken Company Jane Timken (born 1966), politician William R. Timken (born 1938), U.S. ambassador to Germany Other [ edit ] Timken, Kansas , town Timken 1111 , 4-8-4 steam locomotive built in 1930 Timken Company , a manufacturer of industrial parts Timken High School , in Canton, Ohio, United States Timken House , historic house in California Timken Museum of Art , fine art museum in San Diego, California, United States Timken Roller Bearing Company Topics referred to by
16-741: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Henry Timken Henry Timken was born in Bremen , now in Germany , and emigrated to the United States with his family when he was seven years old. The Timkens settled in Sedalia, Missouri ; Henry left the family farm to apprentice under carriage-builder Caspar Schurmeier. Timken opened his own carriage-building company in St. Louis in 1855, and introduced several improvements to
24-565: The Ohio Business Roundtable. He also served on the advisory council of the Stanford University School of Business and the U.S.-Japan Business Council. Timken is an honorary citizen of Colmar , France . He attended Phillips Academy and received his bachelor's degree from Stanford University , where he was captain of the swim team. He earned his MBA from Harvard Business School . He is married with 6 children. He
32-553: The award on behalf of his great-grandfather. William R. Timken William Robert Timken Jr. (born December 21, 1938) is an American industrialist, businessman and former diplomat. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 2005–2008. He has served at The Timken Company (which his great-grandfather Henry Timken founded) as chairman of the board of directors, president and CEO. Timken has been chairman of Securities Investor Protection Corporation , National Association of Manufacturers , The Manufacturing Institute and
40-526: The carriages his firm produced, including his patented "Timken buggy spring", which made him a fortune. He patented an improved tapered roller bearing in 1898. A year later, he established the Timken Roller Bearing Axle Company which grew rapidly as the product was in great demand by cars, trucks, and tractors. By 1923, 90% of the country's production of bearings came from Timken. His slogan " Wherever wheels and shafts turn ", describes
48-463: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Timken . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Timken&oldid=1005093279 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
56-575: The widespread use for bearings—trains, conveyors, elevators, aircraft engines, even space shuttle landing wheels. He first retired in 1887 and settled in San Diego , California , but regretted retiring in 1891 and went back to St Louis. He later returned to San Diego for a second retirement before dying there in 1909. His last residence still stands, and is known as Timken House . The nearby Timken Museum of Art in Balboa Park bears his family's name, as it
64-535: Was established with his fortune. Timken was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame on September 19, 1998. Henry Timken was one of six inducted into the hall of fame at ceremonies held at the E J Thomas Hall in Akron, Ohio. William Robert Timken Jr. , Timken's great-grandson, the retired chairman and chief executive officer of The Timken Company and later United States Ambassador to Germany, received
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