Christopher Latham Sholes
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 135 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 14,1819 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Mooresburg |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 17,1890 |
| Died | Milwaukee |
| Wisconsin | |
| United States | |
| Nationality | American |
| Children | Lillian Sholes Fortner |
| Parents | Orrin Sholes |
| Catherine Cook Sholes | |
| Job | Inventor |
| Journalist | |
| Legislator | |
| Printer | |
| Spouse | Mary Jane McKinney Sholes |
| Education | Danville Area High School |
| Siblings | Charles Sholes |
| Henry Sholes | |
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| ID | 439969 |
Christopher Latham Sholes Life story
Christopher Latham Sholes was an American inventor who invented the QWERTY keyboard, and, along with Samuel W. Soule, Carlos Glidden and John Pratt, has been contended to be one of the inventors of the first typewriter in the United States. He was also a newspaper publisher and Wisconsin politician.
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