Michael J. Cullen

Businessperson, Organization founder

1884 – 1936

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Who was Michael J. Cullen?

Michael J. Cullen was an American entrepreneur and salesman of Irish descent, perhaps best known as the founder of the King Kullen grocery store chain, widely considered to be the first supermarket founded in America. He is recognized by the Smithsonian Institution as the inventor of the modern supermarket.

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Born
1884
Newark
Also known as
  • Michael Cullen
Spouses
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Queens
Died
1936
Queens

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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