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Gideon Sundback
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Swedish-American inventor (1880-1954)
OverviewAI-generated
Gideon Sundbäck was a male Swedish inventor, electrical engineer, and businessperson. He was born in 1880 and died in 1954. His ethnic group was Swedes, and his name in his native language was Gideon Sundbäck.
Sundbäck was recognized in the National Inventors Hall Of Fame collection. He died in Meadville.
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Key facts
- Born
- Otto Fredrik Gideon Sundbäck , ( 1880-04-24 ) April 24, 1880, Ödestugu Parish , Jönköping County , Småland , Sweden
- Died
- June 21, 1954 (1954-06-21) (aged 74), Meadville, Pennsylvania , United States
- Resting place
- Greendale Cemetery
- Occupation
- Electrical engineer
- Known for
- Invention of the zipper
- Spouse
- Elvira Aronson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1909 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of death
- Meadville
- Occupation
- electrical engineer
- Image
- Gideon Sundback.jpg
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- Commons category
- Gideon Sundback
- date of birth
- 1880-04-24
- date of death
- 1954-06-21
- ethnic group
- Swedes
- Commons Creator page
- Gideon Sundback
- name in native language
- Gideon Sundbäck
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Encyclopedic overview
Otto Fredrik Gideon Sundbäck (April 24, 1880 – June 21, 1954) was a Swedish-American electrical engineer, who is most commonly associated with his work in the development of the zipper.
Background
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