Fred van der Weij

This article is about the Dutch inventor. For the Dutch mathematician, see Fred van der Blij.
Fred van der Weij
Born1962 or 1963
Died2022 (aged 58-59)

Fred van der Weij (born 1962 or 1963, died 2022) was a Dutch inventor who is best known for inventing the air fryer in 2006.[1][2] He went on to sell the patent to Koninklijke Philips.[3][4]

Van der Weij died in 2022 of cancer.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Fred van der Weij's Inventor Profile on IdeaConnection". www.ideaconnection.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  2. ^ here, This story was originally published at washingtonpost com Read it (2021-01-20). "I was an air fryer skeptic, but now it's the only thing that gets me excited about pandemic cooking". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  3. ^ "BBC World Service - Witness History, How the air fryer was invented, 'My dad invented the air fryer'". BBC. 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  4. ^ "The company that launched the air fryer". businessleader.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  5. ^ "Witness History - How the air fryer was invented - BBC Sounds". BBC. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
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