Elias Howe
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Elias Howe was a 19th-century American inventor best known for creating and patenting an early practical sewing machine, which revolutionized the garment industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elias Howe canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2922780 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Elias Howe Context triple: [Grove Street Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, Elias Howe]
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Arthur Judson
Arthur Judson was an influential American music manager and impresario who co-founded the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) and played a major role in shaping early 20th-century broadcasting and classical music management.
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Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney was an American inventor best known for creating the cotton gin, a device that revolutionized cotton processing and greatly impacted the Industrial Revolution.
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C.
Francis Cabot Lowell
Francis Cabot Lowell was an American industrialist whose innovations in textile manufacturing and factory organization helped launch the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
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D.
Francis Gillette
Francis Gillette was a 19th-century American politician, abolitionist, and U.S. Senator from Connecticut known for his strong anti-slavery stance.
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E.
Cyrus McCormick
Cyrus McCormick was a 19th-century American inventor and industrialist best known for developing the mechanical reaper, which revolutionized agriculture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Elias Howe Target entity description: Elias Howe was a 19th-century American inventor best known for creating and patenting an early practical sewing machine, which revolutionized the garment industry.
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A.
Arthur Judson
Arthur Judson was an influential American music manager and impresario who co-founded the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) and played a major role in shaping early 20th-century broadcasting and classical music management.
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B.
Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney was an American inventor best known for creating the cotton gin, a device that revolutionized cotton processing and greatly impacted the Industrial Revolution.
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C.
Francis Cabot Lowell
Francis Cabot Lowell was an American industrialist whose innovations in textile manufacturing and factory organization helped launch the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
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D.
Francis Gillette
Francis Gillette was a 19th-century American politician, abolitionist, and U.S. Senator from Connecticut known for his strong anti-slavery stance.
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E.
Cyrus McCormick
Cyrus McCormick was a 19th-century American inventor and industrialist best known for developing the mechanical reaper, which revolutionized agriculture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American inventor
ⓘ
human ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1819-07-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Spencer, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Spencer, Massachusetts, United States
|
| burialPlace | Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gout ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1867-10-03 ⓘ |
| developed |
eye-pointed needle for sewing machines
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lockstitch mechanism for sewing machines ⓘ shuttle mechanism for sewing machines ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Howe ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mechanical engineering
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sewing technology ⓘ |
| givenName | Elias ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| impact |
increased speed of clothing production
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reduced manual labor in sewing ⓘ revolutionized the garment industry ⓘ |
| industry |
garment industry
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textile industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
industrialization of garment manufacturing
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mass production of clothing ⓘ |
| inspired | later improvements in sewing machine design ⓘ |
| knownFor |
invention of an early practical sewing machine
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sewing machine patent of 1846 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalAction | patent infringement lawsuits over sewing machines ⓘ |
| militaryService | Union Army ⓘ |
| name | Elias Howe self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | secured broad patent claims covering key sewing machine mechanisms ⓘ |
| notableWork | lockstitch sewing machine ⓘ |
| occupation | inventor ⓘ |
| patent | US Patent 4,750 ⓘ |
| patentDate | 1846-09-10 ⓘ |
| patentSubject | improvement in sewing machines ⓘ |
| received | royalties from sewing machine manufacturers ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| significantEvent | granted first US patent for a practical lockstitch sewing machine ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Jennings Ames ⓘ |
| sued | Isaac Merritt Singer ⓘ |
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Subject: Elias Howe Description of subject: Elias Howe was a 19th-century American inventor best known for creating and patenting an early practical sewing machine, which revolutionized the garment industry.
Referenced by (4)
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