Joseph Dixon
American inventor (1799–1869)
Joseph Dixon (1 January 1799 – 15 June 1869) was an inventor, entrepreneur and the founder of what became the Dixon Ticonderoga Company, a well-known manufacturer of pencils in the United States.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Joseph Dixon (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born 1799, died 1869.1
About
His fascination with new technologies led to many innovations such as a mirror for a camera that was the forerunner of the viewfinder, a patented double-crank steam engine, and a method of printing banknotes to thwart counterfeiters. Most notably, Dixon manufactured the first wood and graphite pencil in the country.
Among his associates were such American inventors as Robert Fulton, Samuel Morse, and Alexander Graham Bell, and politician/business partner Orestes Cleveland.
From Wikipedia’s article on Joseph Dixon, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Dixon TiconderogaFounder6
Career
Occupation: inventor, businessperson.4
- Date not recordedFounded Dixon Ticonderoga3
Personal life
- CitizenshipUnited States5
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataJoseph Dixon on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJoseph Dixon on Wikipedia
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- 6WikidataDixon Ticonderoga, Founder
- 7Wikimedia CommonsJoseph Dixon photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain