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George de Mestral was born on June 19, 1907, in Nyon, Switzerland. He held Swiss citizenship and was educated at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. De Mestral worked as an engineer and was the founder of Velcro. In recognition of his invention, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1999. George de Mestral passed away on February 8, 1990, in Commugny, Switzerland.
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