How Did Glenn Curtiss Die?

Traveling to Rochester to contest a lawsuit brought by former business partner August Herring, Curtiss suffered an attack of appendicitis in court. He died on July 23, 1930, in Buffalo, New York, of complications from an appendectomy.

When did Glenn Curtiss die?

Glenn Hammond Curtiss, (born May 21, 1878, Hammondsport, N.Y., U.S.—died July 23, 1930, Buffalo), pioneer aviator and leading American manufacturer of aircraft by the time of the United States's entry into World War I.

Who did Curtiss work for after leaving Eastman Kodak?

He retired from Kodak in 1962 after 42 years of service and remained as a Kodak board member until 1969. In 1940, prior to World War II, Curtis joined the Army Air Corps foreseeing the coming conflict.