William Dzus
William Dzus (5 January 1895, Chernykhivtsi, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, presently Ukraine, - 19 June 1964, New York City, United States) was born Volodymyr Dzhus (Ukrainian: Володимир Джус) and was an American engineer from Eastern Galicia, and the inventor of the Dzus fastener, also known as the quarter-turn fastener.[1] He was also one of the founders of the Ukrainian Institute of America, a cultural foundation,[2] for which he purchased the Harry F. Sinclair House (its current home).
See also[]
Ukrainian Americans in New York City
References[]
- ^ "William Dzus Bio". Qtrturn.com. 26 April 1932. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Ukrainian Institute of America, New York, NY". Ukrainianinstitute.org. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
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