Back جورج واشنطن غيل فيريس الابن Arabic Джордж Ферыс Byelorussian George Washington Gale Ferris Catalan George Washington Gale Ferris German George Washington Gale Ferris Spanish George Washington Gale Ferris Finnish George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. French George Ferris Frisian George Washington Gale Ferris Hungarian Ջորջ Ֆերրիս Armenian
George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. | |
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| Born | February 14, 1859 |
| Died | November 22, 1896 (aged 37) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US |
| Education | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1881) |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Known for | The original Chicago Ferris Wheel and the Ferris wheel concept |
George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. (February 14, 1859 – November 22, 1896) was an American civil engineer. He is mostly known for creating the original Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition.[1]