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Elrey Borge Jeppesen
American aviation pioneer
Elrey Borge Jeppesen (January 28, 1907 – November 26, 1996) was an American aviation pioneer noted for his contributions in the field of air navigation.
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He worked as a pilot and began making detailed notes about his routes at a time when aviators had to rely on little more than automobile road maps and landmarks for navigation. He created manuals and charts that enabled pilots to fly much more safely.
Finding a demand existed for his work, he founded the Jeppesen company in 1934 to sell what he had developed.
Biography
Jeppesen was born on January 28, 1907, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States.
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His parents were immigrants from Denmark. His father, Jens Hans Jeppesen, was an architect and builder trained in Denmark. Elrey grew up on a farm that his father had cleared and homesteaded in Odell, Oregon, before moving to Portland.
As a child, Jeppesen spent hours watching eagles fly, and flying became his obsession.