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|death_place = Lexington, Kentucky |resting_place = Lexington Cemetery, Kentucky |ethnicity = American |spouse = |residence = |citizenship = |fields = Inventor |workplaces = |alma_mater = |known_for = |awards = |signature = |footnotes = }} Solomon Lee Van Meter, Jr. (April 8, 1888 - November 3, 1937) was an American inventor, famous for inventing the first successful backpack Parachute. ==Early life== Solomon Lee Van Meter, Jr. was born as Joseph Atkins Van Meter in a cabin behind where his family's country residence, Shenandoah Hall, stands today (38.069369,-84.440274) on Bryan Station Pike in Fayette County, KY. His parents were Solomon Lee Van Meter and Evaline Trent "Evie" Swoope. He was the second of five siblings, and two half-siblings. His name was changed to Solomon Lee Van Meter, Jr. before the 1900 Census. His early education was at Miss Collier's Private School. He began tertiary education at Transylvania University, then at the University of Iowa, and finally Exeter College at Oxford University. ---- 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Solomon Lee Van Meter, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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