John William Lambert

American automobile manufacturer pioneer and inventor
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican automobile manufacturer pioneer and inventor
PlacesUnited States of America
wasInventor Businessperson
Work fieldBusiness
Gender
Male
Birth29 January 1860, Ohio City, Van Wert County, Ohio, USA
Death20 May 1952 (aged 92 years)
Star signAquarius
The details

Biography

John William Lambert (January 29, 1860 – May 20, 1952) was an American automobile manufacturer pioneer and inventor. He is the inventor of the first practical American gasoline automobile. In 1891, he built a working gasoline automobile and took it on the streets of Ohio City for experimental drives. He had over 600 patents.

Innovations and patents

1891: the first workable American gasoline car, made by John W. Lambert
Lambert 1901 experimental automobile
John Lambert and his brothers in 1902 in a Union Automobile
Lambert 1907 automobile advertisement with the friction transmission featured in it.
Lambert Automobile Company, 1908

Lambert had more than 600 inventions.

Later life and legacy

Lambert died in Anderson, Indiana, on May 20, 1952.

Lambert Days is celebrated in Ohio City.

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