George Bissell
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George Bissell was a 19th-century American entrepreneur often regarded as the father of the modern petroleum industry for pioneering the commercial drilling of oil in Pennsylvania.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson in the oil industry
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entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Oil Creek region, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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Titusville, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | initiating the first successful commercial oil well through his backing of Edwin Drake ⓘ |
| coFounded | Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1821-11-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1884-11-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Dartmouth College ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
business
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oil exploration ⓘ petroleum industry ⓘ |
| founded | Seneca Oil Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1845 ⓘ |
| industry |
energy
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petroleum ⓘ |
| inferredFrom | historical accounts of early American petroleum industry ⓘ |
| influenced | development of commercial oil drilling techniques ⓘ |
| investedIn | Edwin Drake’s oil drilling project at Titusville, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| knownAs | father of the American oil industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being regarded as the father of the modern petroleum industry
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pioneering commercial drilling of petroleum in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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entrepreneur ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| partneredWith |
James M. Townsend
NERFINISHED
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Jonathan G. Eveleth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hanover, New Hampshire, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| practicedLawIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
commissioned scientific analysis of Pennsylvania rock oil for use as an illuminant
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conceived idea of drilling for oil using salt-well drilling techniques ⓘ |
| workedAt | New Orleans, Louisiana, as a teacher and journalist ⓘ |
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