Howard Hughes Howard Hughes Hughes in 1938 (foto Wikipedia) Born Howard Robard Hughes Jr December 24, 1905 Houston, Texas, US Died April 5, 1976, Aged 70 En Route via Air from Mexico to Houston, Texas, US. Resting place Glenwood Cemetery Alma mater Rice University (dropped out in 1924)[1] Occupation(s) Chairman and CEO of Summa Corporation Founder of The Howard Hughes Corporation Founder of the Hughes Aircraft Company Founder and benefactor of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Owner of Hughes Airwest Airlines Years active 1926 – 1976 Board member of Hughes Aircraft Company Howard Hughes Medical Institute Spouse(s) Ella Botts Rice Married 1925, Divorced 1929​ Jean Peters Married 1957, Divorced 1971 Parent Howard R Hughes Sr, Father Relatives John Gano, Ancestor, Rupert Hughes, Uncle Awards Harmon Trophy, 1936, 1938 Collier Trophy (1938) Congressional Gold Medal, 1939 Octave Chanute Award (1940) National Aviation Hall of Fame , 1973 Aviation Career Famous Flights Hughes H 1 Racer, Trans Continental Airspeed Record from Los Angeles to Newark, NJ, 1937, Round the World Airspeed Record, 1938 Signature Howard Hughes Signature (foto Wikipedia) Howard Robard Hughes Jr. December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976 was an American business magnate, Record Setting Pilot, Fngineer, [2] Film Producer, and Philanthropist, known … Meer lezen over Wikipedia – Howard Hughes