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He was born in Milville, Indiana.
His father was Milton Wright, a bishop, and his mother was Susan Wright -
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Wilbur and his brother opened a bicycle shop and repaired and made bicycles for 15 years. They used the money from the business to fund their aviation research.
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In a letter, Wilbur wrote that he believed that you could fly without motors but that you must have skill and have done research to achieve that.
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Wilbur was 44 years old when he died of typhoid fever. He died in Dayton, Ohio.
