# Ed Schieffelin

> Edward Lawrence Schieffelin (1847–1897) was an American prospector and Indian Scout who discovered silver in the Arizona Territory, an event that led to the founding of Tombstone. He entered into a partnership with his brother Al and mining engineer Richard Gird in a handshake deal that produced millions of dollars in wealth for all three men. During the course of Tombstone's mining history, about US$85,000,000 in silver was produced from its mines.

*Prospector who discovered the Tombstone mining district (1847–1897)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1847
- **Died:** 1897-05-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 5.0 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Ed Schieffelin](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Schieffelin)
- [Ed Schieffelin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Schieffelin)
- [Ed Schieffelin](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Schieffelin)
- [エド・シーフェリン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3)
- [埃德·席费林](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9F%83%E5%BE%B7%C2%B7%E5%B8%AD%E8%B4%B9%E6%9E%97)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q957824)

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