British mechanical engineer, businessman, and inventor (1863–1944)
For the British civil engineer, see Frederick Walter Simms.
Frederick Richard Simms
Frederick R Simms 1909
Born
(1863-08-12)August 12, 1863
Hamburg, Germany
Died
April 22, 1944(1944-04-22) (aged 80)
Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire
Nationality
British
Occupation(s)
Engineer, inventor, businessman
Known for
Founding the Royal Automobile Club and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Notable work
Motor Scout, the first internal combustion powered, armed vehicle
Motor War Car, the first armoured car
The cascade of the Simmswasserfalls in the Allgäuer AlpsSimms founded the Automobile Club of Great Britain (later the RAC) in 1897.[note 1]
Frederick Richard Simms (12 August 1863 – 22 April 1944)[note 2] was a British mechanical engineer, businessman, prolific inventor and motor industry pioneer.[1] Simms coined the words "petrol" and "motorcar".[note 3][2] He founded the Royal Automobile Club, and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
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