# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lewis-howard-latimer
# Generated: 2026-08-14T22:37:14.441Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lewis-howard-latimer"
name: "Lewis Howard Latimer"
slug: "lewis-howard-latimer"
description: "Lewis Howard Latimer was an American inventor and patent draftsman. His inventions included an evaporative air conditioner, an improved process for manufacturing carbon filaments for electric light bulbs, and an improved toilet system for railroad cars. In 1884, he joined the Edison Electric Light Company where he worked as a draftsman. The Lewis H. Latimer House, his landmarked former residence, is located near the Latimer Projects at 34–41 137th Street in Flushing, Queens, New York City."
tagline: "American inventor (1848–1928)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lewis_latimer.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
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  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1848-09-04"
deathDate: "1928-12-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.2934
  currentAttention:     0.36
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump