# Edwin Binney

> Edwin Binney was an American entrepreneur and inventor, who created the first dustless white chalk, and along with his cousin C. Harold Smith, was the founder of handicrafts company Binney & Smith, which marketed his invention of the Crayola crayon. The Binney family lived in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, as well as Fort Pierce, Florida.

*American businessman (1886-1934)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1886-11-24
- **Died:** 1934-12-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Edwin Binney was an American entrepreneur and inventor, who created the first dustless white chalk, and along with his cousin C. Harold Smith, was the founder of handicrafts company Binney & Smith, which marketed his invention of the Crayola crayon. The Binney family lived in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, as well as Fort Pierce, Florida.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 43.3
- **Momentum:** 0.3

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q747341)

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