Fred Ott
American scientist and film actor (1860-1934) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 74
Frederick Paul Ott was an American skilled machinist and key employee of Thomas Edison's laboratories from the 1870s until Edison's death in 1931.
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About this person
His likeness appears in two of the earliest surviving motion pictures - the well-known Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze and the little-seen Fred Ott Holding a Bird - both from 1894.
Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1860 to 1934 · aged 74
