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John Henry Manny

1825-01-01 – 1856-01-31

Portrait of John Henry Manny
A photograph of American inventor and businessman John H. Manny.Credit: Unknown author

Life & Legacy

John Henry Manny (1825–1856) was the inventor of the Manny Reaper, one of various makes of reaper used to harvest grain in the 19th century. Cyrus McCormick III, in his Century of the Reaper, called Manny "the most brilliant and successful of all Cyrus McCormick's competitors," a field of many brilliant people.

Occupation & Career

inventor

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q16066219 — wikidata View source

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