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Henry Laurence Gantt was an American inventor, industrial engineer, mechanical engineer, and manager. He was born in Calvert County on May 20, 1861, and died in Montclair on November 23, 1919. Gantt was educated at Stevens Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University, and Ibero-American University. He worked in the fields of industrial management, workforce productivity, and mechanical engineering.
His notable work includes the Gantt chart. He authored several works, including *The utilization of labor*, *Training workmen in habits of industry and coöperation*, *Travail, salaires et bénéfices*, *Task work the basis of proper management*, and *Industrial organization*. Gantt spoke English. His work has been referenced by 288 other encyclopedia articles.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 20 May 1861
- Died
- 23 Nov 1919
- Works
- 12
Top works
- The utilization of labor
- Training workmen in habits of industry and coöperation
- Travail, salaires et bénéfices
- Task work the basis of proper management
- Industrial organization
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Key facts
- Born
- Henry Laurence Gantt , May 20, 1861, Calvert County, Maryland , U.S.
- Died
- November 23, 1919 (1919-11-23) (aged 58), Montclair, New Jersey , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Johns Hopkins University ( A.B. ), Stevens Institute of Technology ( M.E. )
- Known for
- Gantt chart
- Fields
- Scientific management
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Calvert County
- Place of death
- Montclair
- Occupation
- manager
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Gantt chart
- Field of work
- mechanical engineering
- Image
- Henry L. Gantt, 1911.jpg
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- Henry Gantt
- date of birth
- 1861-01-01
- date of death
- 1919-11-23
- name in native language
- Henry Laurence Gantt
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Encyclopedic overview
Henry Laurence Gantt (/ɡænt/; May 20, 1861 – November 23, 1919) was an American mechanical engineer and management consultant who worked in the development of scientific management. He created the Gantt chart in the 1910s.
Gantt charts were employed on major infrastructure projects including the Hoover Dam and Interstate highway system and continue to be an important tool in project management and program management.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Henry Gantt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.