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Maus Gatsonides

Dutch racing driver

Died when: 87 years 288 days (1053 months)
Star Sign: Aquarius

 

Maus Gatsonides

Maurice "Maus" Gatsonides (February 14, 1911 in Gombong, Kebumen Regency – November 29, 1998 in Heemstede) was a Dutch rally driver and inventor.Gatsonides was born in Central Java in the former Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).

He founded the company "Gatsometer BV" in the Netherlands in 1958.Today, Gatsonides' fame largely results from inventing the Gatso speed camera, a speed measuring device used today by many police forces to catch speeding drivers.

He originally invented the Gatso speed camera to measure his cornering speed in an attempt to improve his driving.


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