# Elisha Otis

> Elisha Graves Otis was an American industrialist and founder of the Otis Elevator Company. In 1853, he invented a safety device that prevents elevators from falling if the hoisting cable fails. On March 23, 1857, he installed the first safety elevator for passenger service in the store of E.V. Haughwout & Co. in New York City.

*Founder of Otis Elevator Co.*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/elisha-otis

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1811-08-03
- **Died:** 1861-04-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 24.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [伊莱沙·格雷夫斯·奥的斯](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BC%8A%E8%8E%B1%E6%B2%99%C2%B7%E6%A0%BC%E9%9B%B7%E5%A4%AB%E6%96%AF%C2%B7%E5%A5%A5%E7%9A%84%E6%96%AF)
- [Elisha Otis](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Otis)
- [Elisha Otis](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Otis)
- [Отис, Элиша Грейвс](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%2C_%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%B0_%D0%93%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B2%D1%81)
- [Elisha Graves Otis](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Graves_Otis)
- [Elisha Otis](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Otis)
- [Elisha Graves Otis](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Graves_Otis)
- [Ελίσα Ότις](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CE%BB%CE%AF%CF%83%CE%B1_%CE%8C%CF%84%CE%B9%CF%82)
- [Elisha Otis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Otis)
- [Elisha Graves Otis](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Graves_Otis)
- [Elisha Otis](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Otis)
- [الیشا اوتیس](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B4%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B3)
- [Elisha Otis](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Otis)
- [Elisha Otis](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Otis)
- [Elisha Graves Otis](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Graves_Otis)
- [Elisha Otis](https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Otis)
- [Էլիշա Օտիս](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B7%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%B7%D5%A1_%D5%95%D5%BF%D5%AB%D5%BD)
- [Elisha Otis](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Otis)
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- [エリシャ・オーチス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81%E3%82%B9)
- [Elisha Graves Otis](https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Graves_Otis)
- [엘리샤 오티스](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%97%98%EB%A6%AC%EC%83%A4_%EC%98%A4%ED%8B%B0%EC%8A%A4)
- [എലീഷ ഗ്രേവീസ് ഓട്ടിസ്](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%B7_%E0%B4%97%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%93%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D)
- [Elisha Graves Otis](https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Graves_Otis)
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- [אלישע אוטיס](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A2_%D7%90%D7%95%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A1)
- [إليشا أوتيس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B4%D8%A7_%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B3)
- [اليشا اوتيس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B4%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B3)
- [Эліша Грэйвс Оціс](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%88%D0%B0_%D0%93%D1%80%D1%8D%D0%B9%D0%B2%D1%81_%D0%9E%D1%86%D1%96%D1%81)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171413)

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