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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| referencedIn | Jan Matzeliger collection, 1901-ca. 1951. | Lynn Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Kaplan, Sidney, 1913-. Jan Ernst Matzeliger collection, ca. 1889-1955. | Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University | |
| creatorOf | Jan Earnst Matzeliger Collection, Dates unknown | Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University |
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Birth 1852-09-15
Death 1889-08-24
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