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Latitude
-37.805278
Longitude
145.035833
Start Date
1914-01-01
End Date
1985-01-01

Description

Sources

ID
tb915b

Extended Data

Birth Place
Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Biography
None listed
Born
b. 1 January 1914
Summary
Dean was initially employed in engineering but turned to racing cars producing three Maybach special vehicles. He established the REPCO Research Centre in Victoria where he designed and tested automotive concepts and products. After 1973, he began development work on electrical vehicles as the "Electrodrive" business, an area he had begun to explore as early as 1940 when he produced an electric-powered delivery van.
Gender
Male
Died
1-Jan-85
Age at death
71