Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton
Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton
1868-1951
British inventor, writer, and member of the military. One of the originators of the tank, he is responsible for the use the word tank to describe armored vehicles used for war purposes. He later became professor of military history at Oxford University (1925-39).
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