Matzeliger, Jan Ernst, -1889

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1852, Sept. 15 Born in Paramaribo, Surinam (Dutch Guiana) the son of a Dutch engineer and a black woman of Surinam. ca. 1873 Landed in Philadelphia 1877 Moved to Lynn, Massachusetts and worked in a shoe factory. 1883 Was granted a patent on his shoe lasting invention which revolutionized the shoe industry. 1889, Aug. 24 Died in Lynn, Massachusetts 1901 Pan-American Exposition posthumously awarded Matzeliger the Gold Medal and Diploma

Additional biographical information on Matzeliger is documented in Kaplan's article in folder #4.

From the guide to the Jan Earnst Matzeliger Collection, Dates unknown, (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)

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