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Christopher Latham Sholes

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American politician (1819-1890)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1819 to 1890 · aged 71
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Christopher Latham Sholes was an American inventor who invented the QWERTY keyboard, and, along with Samuel W. Soule, Carlos Glidden and John Pratt, has been contended to be one of the inventors of the first typewriter in the United States. He was also a newspaper publisher and Wisconsin politician.

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John Pratt's Pterotype, the inspiration for Sholes in July 1867, a version close to the stock model advocated by fellow inventor Frank Haven HallJohn Pratt's Pterotype, the inspiration for Sholes in July 1867, a version close to the stock model advocated by fellow inventor Frank Haven HallWisconsin Historical MarkerWisconsin Historical MarkerSholes typewriter, 1873 at Buffalo History MuseumSholes typewriter, 1873 at Buffalo History MuseumSholes' grave at Forest Home CemeterySholes' grave at Forest Home Cemetery

Awards 2

2001National Inventors Hall of Fame
1875John Scott Award

Connected to Christopher 6

Lee de ForestAlso won John Scott AwardFrank WhittleAlso won John Scott AwardChristiaan EijkmanAlso won John Scott AwardFrancis Peyton RousAlso won John Scott AwardBaruch Samuel BlumbergAlso won John Scott AwardRenato DulbeccoAlso won John Scott Award

About this person

Christopher Latham Sholes was an American inventor who invented the QWERTY keyboard, and, along with Samuel W. Soule, Carlos Glidden and John Pratt, has been contended to be one of the inventors of the first typewriter in the United States. He was also a newspaper publisher and Wisconsin politician. In his time, Sholes went by the names C. Latham Sholes, Latham Sholes, or C. L. Sholes, but never "Christopher Sholes" or "Christopher L. Sholes".

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1819 to 1890 · aged 71
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25 languages

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