George Eastman

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entrepreneur human philanthropist

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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George Eastman canonical	18

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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 self-link ⓘ
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

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American Cancer Society → foundedBy → George Eastman ⓘ

George Eastman Award → namedAfter → George Eastman ⓘ

Eastman Kodak Company → foundedBy → George Eastman ⓘ

Eastman Kodak Company → keyPerson → George Eastman ⓘ

George Eastman → name → George Eastman self-link ⓘ

Eastman School of Music campus → namedAfter → George Eastman ⓘ

George Eastman Museum → namedAfter → George Eastman ⓘ

George Eastman Museum → associatedWith → George Eastman ⓘ

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra → foundedBy → George Eastman ⓘ

Kodak Tower → associatedWith → George Eastman ⓘ

A Place in the Sun → mainCharacter → George Eastman ⓘ

Henry A. Strong → businessPartner → George Eastman ⓘ

EK → associatedCompanyFounder → George Eastman ⓘ

Kodak Brownie camera → introducedBy → George Eastman ⓘ

Waterville, New York, United States → hasNotablePerson → George Eastman ⓘ

subject surface form: Waterville, New York

introduced the slogan "You press the button, we do the rest" for Kodak cameras → name → George Eastman ⓘ

subject surface form: George Eastman

Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester → foundedBy → George Eastman ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastman School of Music

Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester → namedAfter → George Eastman ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastman School of Music