Isaac Merritt Singer
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Isaac Merritt Singer was a 19th-century American inventor and entrepreneur best known for revolutionizing home sewing with his improvements to the sewing machine and the mass marketing of it.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
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human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Torquay Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| coFounded | I. M. Singer & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1811-10-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1875-07-23 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German American ⓘ |
| familyName | Singer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
manufacturing
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mechanical engineering ⓘ sewing technology ⓘ |
| founded | Singer Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Isaac Merritt Singer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of global garment industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Singer sewing machine
NERFINISHED
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improvements to the sewing machine ⓘ mass marketing of sewing machines ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
introduced interchangeable parts in sewing machine production
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made sewing machines affordable for home use ⓘ |
| notableWork | Singer sewing machine model of 1851 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | more than 20 ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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industrialist ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Sewing Machine Combination patent pool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patent |
improved sewing machine patent of 1851
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vibrating shuttle sewing machine mechanism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Pittstown, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Torquay, Devon, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
New York City ⓘ Paris ⓘ Torquay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
engaged in sewing machine patent wars in the 1850s
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introduced installment payment plan for sewing machines ⓘ pioneered door-to-door sales for sewing machines ⓘ |
| spouse |
Catherine Maria Haley
NERFINISHED
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Isabella Boyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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