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Frederick Grinnell

~ Inducted 1984

Mr. Grinnel was an industrialist and president of the firm that bears his name.  As Presidentof the Providence Steam and Gas Pipe Company that later became the Grinell Corporation, he patented the automatic sprinkler and emerged as the acknowledged world leader in automatic fire protection.  He was instrumental in organizing the National Fire Protection Association, and subsequently formed the General Fire Extinguisher Company.


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