| LC control no. | n 94039660 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Fitch, John, 1917-2012 |
| Variant(s) | Fitch, John Cooper, 1917-2012 |
| Birth date | 19170804 |
| Death date | 20121029 |
| Place of birth | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Place of death | Lakeville, Conn. |
| Field of activity | Automobile racing Roads--Crash cushions |
| Profession or occupation | Automobile racing driver Inventor |
| Found in | Grinnell, J. John Fitch, 1993: p. 17 (John Cooper Fitch; b. 8-4-17) New York times WWW site, Nov. 2, 2012 (in obituary published Oct. 31: John Cooper Fitch; b. Aug. 4, 1917, Indianapolis; d. Monday [Oct. 29, 2012], Lakeville, Conn., aged 95; automobile racer; invented the Fitch Inertial Barrier, a cluster of plastic barrels filled with varying amounts of sand that progressively slow and cushion a car in a crash) |
| Associated language | eng |
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