Gender: Male
Sylvester Howard Roper was an American inventor and a pioneering builder of early automobiles and motorcycles from Boston, Massachusetts. In 1863 he built a steam carriage, one of the earliest automobiles. The Roper steam velocipede of 1867–1869 may have been the first motorcycle, for which he was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2002. He is also the inventor of the shotgun choke and a revolver repeating shotgun.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on April 30, 2024
On the name Sylvester H. Roper, Roper means Rope maker.
The name Sylvester H. Roper is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.
Roper is found in Egypt, United States of America, Syrian Arab Republic, and 26 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Roper is recorded 80 times globally, ranking it as the 229,752th most common name worldwide.
Roper is most prevalent in Egypt, with 18 occurrences, making it the 69,337th most popular name in the country.
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Sylvester Howard Roper was an American inventor and a pioneering builder of early automobiles and motorcycles from Boston, Massachusetts. In 1863 he built a steam carriage, one of the earliest automobiles. The Roper steam velocipede of 1867–1869 may have been the first motorcycle, for which he was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2002. He is also the inventor of the shotgun choke and a revolver repeating shotgun.
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