Albert Dick
Businessperson, Deceased Person
1856 – 1934
Who was Albert Dick?
Albert Blake Dick was a businessman who founded the A.B. Dick Company, a major American copier and office supply company of the 20th Century. He coined the word "mimeograph".
Dick attended school in Galesburg, Illinois, then worked successively for the Brown manufacturing company, Deere & Mansur, and the Moline Lumber Company. He founded the A. B. Dick Company in 1883; it was originally a lumber company before branching into office supplies.
Dick lived in Lake Forest, Illinois. His son Sheldon relied on the Dick fortune in support of his career in publishing, photography, and film.
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- Born
- Apr 16, 1856
Illinois - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 15, 1934
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on July 23, 2013
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