George Eastman

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George Eastman was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the founder of Eastman Kodak Company, which popularized roll film and made photography accessible to the general public.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf entrepreneur
human
philanthropist
birthDate 1854-07-12
birthPlace Waterville, New York, United States
causeOfDeath suicide
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1932-03-14
deathPlace Rochester
surface form: "Rochester, New York, United States"
employer Eastman Kodak Company
familyName Eastman
founded Eastman Dental Dispensary
Eastman Kodak Company
Eastman School of Music campus
surface form: "Eastman School of Music"
givenName George
honor induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
industry motion picture film
photography
influenced development of amateur photography
development of motion picture industry
knownFor founding Eastman Kodak Company
making photography accessible to the general public
popularizing roll film
legacy George Eastman Museum
surface form: "Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York"

Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester
mannerOfDeath self-inflicted gunshot
name George Eastman
notableAchievement introduced the slogan "You press the button, we do the rest" for Kodak cameras
notableWork Kodak Brownie camera
surface form: "Kodak camera"

development and marketing of roll film
occupation businessperson
industrialist
inventor
philanthropist
philanthropicFocus dental care
education
health care
the arts
philanthropicRecipient Hampton University
surface form: "Hampton Institute"

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
Tuskegee University
surface form: "Tuskegee Institute"

University of Rochester
positionHeld president of Eastman Kodak Company
religion Unitarianism
residence Rochester
surface form: "Rochester, New York, United States"
restingPlace Kodak Park, Rochester, New York, United States

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American Cancer Society foundedBy George Eastman
Eastman Kodak Company foundedBy George Eastman
Eastman Kodak Company keyPerson George Eastman
George Eastman name George Eastman
George Eastman Award namedAfter George Eastman

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