LC control no. | n 85179023 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Singer, Isaac Merritt, 1811-1875 |
Biography/History note | Spelling of middle name sometimes varies, Dictionary of American biography gives "Merrit." New York Times obituary and grave monument shown on findagrave.com give "Isaac Merritt Singer." |
Associated country | United States England |
Located | Rochester (N.Y.) Pittsburgh (Pa.) Boston (Mass.) New York (N.Y.) |
Birth date | 1811-10-27 |
Death date | 1875-07-23 |
Place of birth | Pittstown (N.Y.) |
Place of death | Torquay (England) |
Field of activity | Sewing-machine industry |
Affiliation | I.M. Singer & Co. |
Profession or occupation | Inventors Industrialists |
Found in | Eastley, C.M. The Singer saga, 1983: p. vii (Isaac Merritt Singer, b. 10-27-1811; d. 7-23-1875) Dictionary of American biography, vol. 17: p. 188-189 (Singer, Isaac Merrit; born October 27, 1811 at Pittstown, N.Y.; died at home at Torquay, England, July 23, 1875; inventor and manufacturer of an improved sewing machine, 1851; founded I.M. Singer & Company, 1851; retired in 1863 and went to Europe to live; had lived successively at Rochester, N.Y., Pittsburgh, Pa., Boston, Mass., and New York City) |
Associated language | eng |