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Also Known As Frederick Winslow Taylor
Born March 20, 1856 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Died March 21, 1915 (aged 59) • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Subjects Of Study industrial engineering • time-and-motion study

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