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1809 – 1884Cyrus McCormick (1809-1884)Died 13 May 1884, aged 75Cyrus McCormick was an American inventor and businessman who developed a commercially successful mechanical reaper, transforming agricultural harvesting. The company he founded later became the core of International Harvester. He died in Chicago.