Burgess, W. Starling (William Starling), 1878-1947

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Burgess was an Aeronautical and Naval Architect and Engineer.

From the description of Papers, 1938-1948. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 17836746

William Starling Burgess (1878-1947), known as W. Starling or Starling Burgess, was a naval architect, airplane and automobile designer, and published poet and author. He was the son of Edward Burgess (1848-1891), the naval architect and designer of three America's Cup defenders, and brother of Charles Paine Burgess, also a yacht designer and engineer. W. Starling Burgess was a well-known designer of racing yachts, including the J class boats ENTERPRISE, RAINBOW, and RANGER. By 1901 he was self-employed in yacht design and brokerage. In 1902 he became a partner in the Boston-area firm of Burgess & Packard with A. A. (Alpheus Appleton) Packard, the first of numerous partnerships formed throughout his career. By 1914 he founded a firm to manufacture airplanes and hydroplanes. In 1921 he was with the firm of Burgess & Paine with Frank C. Paine. With the addition of A. Loring Swasey in 1923 the company became Burgess, Swasey & Paine. After moving to New York he formed the partnerships of Burgess & Morgan, Ltd., and Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd., with Jasper Morgan and Linton Rigg. He also had a partnership with yacht broker Boyd Donaldson in Burgess & Donaldson, Inc.

From the description of Burgess-Donaldson collection [naval architecture drawings], 1907-1934 (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 63174288

Yacht designer and naval architect, of Marblehead, Mass.

From the description of W. Starling Burgess papers, 1935-1946. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 47279376

From the description of Papers, 1935-1946. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70958367

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creatorOf Burgess, W. Starling (William Starling), 1878-1947. Papers, 1938-1948. Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library
creatorOf Burgess, W. Starling (William Starling), 1878-1947. W. Starling Burgess papers, 1935-1946. G. W. Blunt White Library
creatorOf Burgess, W. Starling, 1878-1947. Burgess-Donaldson collection [naval architecture drawings], 1907-1934 G. W. Blunt White Library
referencedIn Washington Irving Chambers Papers, 1871-1943, (bulk 1911-1919) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Burgess, W. Starling (William Starling), 1878-1947. Papers, 1935-1946. G. W. Blunt White Library
referencedIn R. Buckminster Fuller Papers Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
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associatedWith Abeking & Rasmussen corporateBody
associatedWith Aluminum Company of America. corporateBody
associatedWith America's Cup corporateBody
associatedWith Bath Iron Works. corporateBody
associatedWith Burgess, Charles P. person
associatedWith Burgess & Donaldson, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Burgess & Morgan, Ltd. corporateBody
associatedWith Burgess, Rigg & Morgan, Ltd. corporateBody
correspondedWith Chambers, Washington Irving, 1856-1934. person
associatedWith Davidson, Kenneth S. M. person
associatedWith Enterprise (Sloop) corporateBody
associatedWith Enterprise (Sloop yacht) corporateBody
associatedWith Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983 person
associatedWith Gruber, Henry person
associatedWith Herreshoff Manufacturing Company corporateBody
associatedWith Herreshoff, Nathanael Greene, 1848-1938 person
associatedWith Megargel & Gruber corporateBody
associatedWith Nicholson, Charles E. person
associatedWith Rainbow (Sloop) corporateBody
associatedWith Rainbow (Sloop yacht) corporateBody
associatedWith Ranger (Sloop) corporateBody
associatedWith Ranger (Sloop yacht) corporateBody
associatedWith Sea Otter (Freighter) corporateBody
associatedWith Sea Otter (Freighter/tanker) corporateBody
associatedWith Stevens Institute of Technology. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Navy. corporateBody
associatedWith Vanderbilt, Harold S. (Harold Stirling), 1884-1970. person
associatedWith W. Starling Burgess Corp. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Massachusetts--Marblehead
United States
United States
United States
United States
Massachusetts--Marblehead
Subject
Accelerometers
Aluminum alloys
Aluminum construction
America's Cup races
Boats and boating
Hulls (Naval architecture)
Naval architecture
Naval architecture
Sailboats
Ship models
Ships, Aluminum
Ships plans
Torpedoes
Towing basins
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
Yachting
Yacht racing
Yachts
Yachts
Occupation
Naval architects
Yacht designers
Yacht designers
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Birth 1878-12-25

Death 1947

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