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Cooper, John, 1923-2000

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Personal name headingCooper, John, 1923-2000
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Associated countryGreat Britain
Birth date1923-07-17
Death date2000-12-24
Place of birthSurbiton (London, England)
Field of activityAutomobiles, Racing--Design and construction
AffiliationCooper Car Company
Profession or occupationAutomobile racing drivers
Found inThe Grand Prix carpetbaggers : the autobiography of John Cooper, 1977
Wikipedia, viewed 16 Aug. 2018: under John Cooper, car maker (John Newton Cooper CBE (17 July 1923 - 24 December 2000) was a co-founder, with his father Charles Cooper, of the Cooper Car Company. Born in Surbiton, Surrey, United Kingdom, he became an auto racing legend with his rear-engined chassis design that would eventually change the face of the sport at its highest levels, from Formula One to the Indianapolis 500)
Associated languageeng