LC control no. | no2012135297 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Otis, Elisha Graves, 1811-1861 |
Biography/History note | Elisha Graves Otis was an American industrialist, founder of the Otis Elevator Company. |
Birth date | 18110803 |
Death date | 18610408 |
Field of activity | Business Inventions |
Affiliation | Otis Elevator Company |
Profession or occupation | Industrialist Inventor |
Found in | Kulling, Monica. Going up!, 2012: t.p. (biograhpy, Elisha Graves Otis) Wikipedia website, Oct. 5, 2012 (Elisha Graves Otis b. Aug. 3, 1811 d. April 8, 1861, was an American industrialist, founder of the Otis Elevator Company, and inventor of a safety device that prevents elevators from falling if the hoisting cable fails, He worked on this device while living in Yonkers, N.Y. in 1852) |
Associated language | eng |