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Cyrus McCormick was an American inventor and businessman born on February 15, 1809, in Virginia. He is best known for developing the mechanical reaper, a machine that revolutionized agriculture by significantly increasing the efficiency of harvesting crops. McCormick founded the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, which played a crucial role in the industrialization of farming in the United States.

1809–1884·lived 75 years