Granville Woods
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 114 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 23,1856 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Columbus |
| Ohio | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | January 30,1910 |
| Died | New York City |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Height | 213 (cm) |
| Resting place | East Elmhurst |
| Siblings | Rachel Woods Madison |
| Henrietta Woods | |
| Lyates Woods | |
| Parents | Cyrus Woods |
| Martha J. Brown | |
| Job | Inventor |
| Engineer | |
| Rest place | St. Michael's (Episcopalian) Cemetery, East Elmhurst, New York |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 440161 |
Granville Woods Life story
Granville Tailer Woods was an inventor who held more than 50 patents in the U.S. He was the first African American mechanical and electrical engineer after the Civil War. Self-taught, he concentrated most of his work on trains and streetcars.
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