Christopher Cockerell
Engineer
Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell CBE RDI FRS was an English engineer, best known as the inventor of the hovercraft. Wikipedia
Born: June 4, 1910, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Died: June 1, 1999 (age 88 years), Hythe, United Kingdom
Spouse: Margaret Elinor Belsham (m. 1935)
Parents: Sydney Cockerell and Florence Kate Kingsford
Known for: Hovercraft