Ernest Hives 1st Baron Hives
Ernest Walter Hives, 1st Baron Hives CH MBE (21 April 1886 - 24 April 1965), was the one-time head of the Rolls-Royce Aero Engine division and chairman of Rolls-Royce Ltd.Hives was born in Reading, Berkshire. During the Second World War he was closely involved with the design of the Merlin engine as well as numerous later Rolls-Royce jet engines. He began his working life in a local garage. However, in 1903 he got a job working at C.S. Rolls' car company, after fixing Rolls' car.
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| Birth date | April 21, 1886 |
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| Date of death | April 24, 1965 |
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