Christopher Latham Sholes
Inventor
1819 – 1890
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Who was Christopher Latham Sholes?
Christopher Latham Sholes was an American inventor who invented the first practical typewriter and the QWERTY keyboard still in use today. He was also a newspaper publisher and Wisconsin politician.
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- Born
- Feb 14, 1819
Mooresburg - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 17, 1890
Milwaukee - Resting place
- Forest Home Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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