John Fitch
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John Fitch may refer to:
- John Fitch (computer scientist)John Fitch (computer scientist)John Fitch is a computer scientist, mathematician and composer. Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England in 1945, he was educated at Cambridge...
- John Fitch (inventor)John Fitch (inventor)John Fitch was an American inventor, clockmaker, and silversmith who, in 1787, built the first recorded steam-powered boat in the United States...
, early American inventor, built the first steamboat in the United States in 1786 - John Fitch (settler), Massachusetts settler for whom Fitchburg, MassachusettsFitchburg, MassachusettsFitchburg is the third largest city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,318 at the 2010 census. Fitchburg is home to Fitchburg State University as well as 17 public and private elementary and high schools.- History :...
is named - John Fitch (New York City history), historical figure of New York City during a period from 1825 to 1920, a subject of Herbert Asbury's The Gangs of New York
- John Fitch (driver)John Fitch (driver)John Cooper Fitch is a racecar driver born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the first American to race automobiles successfully in Europe in the postwar era...
, racetrack driver, inventor of innovative safety devices and descendent of John Fitch (inventor) - John A. FitchJohn A. FitchJohn Andrews Fitch was an American writer, teacher, and pioneering social investigator of the Progressive Era. He is best known for his contributions to The Pittsburgh Survey, a landmark study of social conditions in a U.S. city....
, writer and professor of labor relations - John H. Fitch, namesake of YMCA Camp FitchYMCA Camp Fitch, Springfield, PennsylvaniaYMCA Camp Fitch is a summer camp in North Springfield, Pennsylvania, owned and operated by the YMCA of Youngstown, Ohio. During the summer months it offers seven sessions of traditional summer camp, each of which are one week in length...
in Springfield, Pennsylvania - John Knowles FitchJohn Knowles FitchJohn Knowles Fitch was the founder of the Fitch Publishing Company, and developed a financial securities rating system from AAA to D...
, founder of Fitch Ratings, Ltd. - John Nugent FitchJohn Nugent FitchJohn Nugent Fitch , botanical illustrator and lithographer, best known for his contribution of 528 plates to The Orchid Album, a landmark work of eleven volumes published between 1872 and 1897. Fitch was the nephew of botanical artist Walter Hood Fitch .St Georg I. 1989 Botanical artists of New...
, botanical illustrator