| Thomas Edison  AKA Thomas Alva Edison
Born: 11-Feb-1847
Birthplace: Milan, OH
Died: 18-Oct-1931
Location of death: West Orange, NJ
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Edison Estate, Glenmont, NJ
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Inventor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Invented the light bulb Father: Samuel Ogden Edison (b. 6-Aug-1803, d. 27-Mar-1865)
Mother: Nancy Elliott (d. 1871)
Wife: Mary Stilwell (m. 25-Dec-1871, d. 9-Aug-1884, one daughter, two sons)
Daughter: Marion Estelle Edison ("Dot", b. 18-Feb-1872, d. 16-Apr-1965)
Son: Thomas Alva Edison, Jr. ("Dash", b. 10-Jan-1876, d. 25-Aug-1935)
Son: William Leslie Edison (b. 26-Oct-1878, d. 10-Aug-1937)
Wife: Mina Miller (m. 24-Feb-1886, until his death, d. 24-Aug-1947, one daughter, two sons)
Daughter: Madeleine Edison (b. 21-May-1888, d. 14-Feb-1979)
Son: Charles Edison (b. 3-Aug-1890, d. 31-Jul-1969)
Son: Theodore Miller Edison (b. 10-Jul-1898, d. 24-Nov-1992)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Honorary Member
Matteucci Medal 1887
Rumford Prize 1895
Congressional Gold Medal 29-May-1928
National Inventors Hall of Fame
French Legion of Honor 1881
Coma
Dutch Ancestry Paternal
Scottish Ancestry Maternal
Risk Factors: Diabetes, Dyslexia, Deafness
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