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Lewis Howard Latimer

1848 - 1928

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Lewis Howard Latimer (September 4, 1848 – December 11, 1928) was an American inventor and patent draftsman. His inventions included an evaporative air conditioner, an improved process for manufacturing carbon filaments for electric light bulbs, and an improved toilet system for railroad cars. In 1884, he joined the Edison Electric Light Company where he worked as a draftsman. The Lewis H. Latimer House, his landmarked former residence, is located near the Latimer Projects at 34–41 137th Street in Flushing, Queens, New York City. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lewis Howard Latimer is the 394th most popular inventor (down from 367th in 2019), the 10,992nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,323rd in 2019) and the 111th most popular American Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Lewis Howard Latimer ranks 394 out of 426. Before him are Oliver Evans, Gary Fisher, Yvonne Brill, Dean Kamen, Bette Nesmith Graham, and Elmer Ambrose Sperry. After him are Jerry Lawson, John F. Seitz, Granville Woods, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, John Whitehurst, and Roger C. Field.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1848, Lewis Howard Latimer ranks 117. Before him are Surendranath Banerjee, Joel Chandler Harris, Albert Parsons, W. G. Grace, James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, and Ivan Yakovlev. After him are Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Louisa Lawson, and B. B. Comer. Among people deceased in 1928, Lewis Howard Latimer ranks 121. Before him are Gyula Kakas, Edmund Gosse, James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, Antonín Sova, Gonzalo Córdova, and George Siegmann. After him are Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Johan Olin, C. B. K. Beachcroft, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Nora Bayes, and Tursunoy Saidazimova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lewis Howard Latimer ranks 10,994 out of 20,380. Before him are Aaron Swartz (1986), Don Frye (1965), Ross Alexander (1907), Dee Bradley Baker (1962), Doc Pomus (1925), and Patty Jenkins (1971). After him are Ben Browder (1962), Tom Lenk (1976), Lauren Shuler Donner (1949), Robert John Braidwood (1907), Maria Schneider (1960), and Tom Vilsack (1950).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Lewis Howard Latimer ranks 111. Before him are George Beauchamp (1899), Oliver Evans (1755), Gary Fisher (1950), Dean Kamen (1951), Bette Nesmith Graham (1924), and Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860). After him are Jerry Lawson (1940), John F. Seitz (1892), Granville Woods (1856), Stanford R. Ovshinsky (1922), Joy Mangano (1956), and Charles Ammi Cutter (1837).

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