AKA Edward Goodrich Acheson

Born: 9-Mar-1856
Birthplace: Washington, PA
Died: 6-Jul-1931
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: Illness

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Inventor, Chemist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Discovered carborundum

Father: William Acheson (b. 1818, d. 1873)
Mother: Sara Diana Ruple Acheson
Wife: Margaret Mahar (m. 16-Dec-1884, 9 children)

    High School: Bellefonte Academy, Bellefonte, PA

    American Institute of Electrical Engineers
    National Inventors Hall of Fame (1997)
    Rumford Prize (1907)
    Irish Ancestry
    Risk Factors: Smoking

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