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Last updated on November 15, 2024.
Elrey Borge Jeppesen

Elrey Borge Jeppesen was an American aviation pioneer noted for his contributions in the field of air navigation. He worked as a pilot and began making detailed notes about his routes at a time when aviators had to rely on little more than automobile road maps and landmarks for navigation. He created manuals and charts that enabled pilots to fly much more safely. Finding there was a demand for his work, he founded the Jeppesen company in 1934 to sell what he had developed.

January 28, 1907 - November 26, 1996
I didn't start the business to make a pile of money. I did it to preserve myself for old age. — © Elrey Borge Jeppesen
I didn't start the business to make a pile of money. I did it to preserve myself for old age.
And let's get one thing straight. There's a big difference between a pilot and an aviator. One is a technician; the other is an artist in love with flight.
I didn't start out to chart the skies; it's just no one had done it before.
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