David Brown (entrepreneur)
Sir David Brown (10 May 1904 – 3 September 1993) was an English entrepreneur, managing director of his family firm David Brown Limited and one time owner of shipbuilders Vosper Thornycroft and automobile manufacturer Aston Martin.
Read more about David Brown (entrepreneur): Early Life and David Brown Ltd., Aston Martin, Personal Life
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