Edwin Drake
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Edwin Drake was a 19th-century American driller credited with drilling the first successful commercial oil well, helping launch the modern petroleum industry.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edwin Drake canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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oil industry pioneer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Oil Creek region
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Pennsylvania oil rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Drake Park, Titusville, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cirrhosis of the liver ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1819-03-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1880-11-09 ⓘ |
| employer | Seneca Oil Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
oil drilling
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petroleum industry ⓘ |
| financialStatusAtDeath | impoverished ⓘ |
| fullName | Edwin Laurentine Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Edwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlaceNamedAfter |
Drake Park, Titusville, Pennsylvania, United States
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Drake Well, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | American ⓘ |
| honor |
Drake Well Museum named in his honor
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statue at Drake Well Museum ⓘ |
| inceptionOfNotableWork | 1859-08-27 ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the modern petroleum industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
drilling the first successful commercial oil well
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helping launch the modern petroleum industry ⓘ |
| movement | early American oil boom ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | introduced pipe-driving technique for oil drilling ⓘ |
| notableWork | first successful commercial oil well in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
driller
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oilman ⓘ railroad worker ⓘ |
| pensionStartDate | 1873 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Greenville, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedPensionFrom | Pennsylvania state legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Titusville, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | drilling of the Drake Well ⓘ |
| significantPlace | Oil Creek, near Titusville, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Laura Dowd
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Philena Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
drilled well using iron drive pipe
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steam engine for drilling ⓘ |
| workLocation | Titusville, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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