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King Camp Gillette
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American entrepreneur (1855–1932)
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King Camp Gillette (1855–1932) was an American entrepreneur, inventor, salesperson, and writer. Born in Fond du Lac, he worked for The Gillette Company and is recognized for his notable work, Gillette. He was a member of Freemasonry and held the political ideology of utopian socialism. Gillette was inspired by William Painter and spoke English.
His written works include *The ballot box*, *The human drift*, *World corporation*, and *The people's corporation*. He was recognized in the National Inventors Hall Of Fame collection. Gillette died in Los Angeles and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1855
- Died
- 1932
- Works
- 4
Top works
- The ballot box ...
- The human drift
- "World corporation"
- The people's corporation
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1974-09-16
Discography
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 48,861x
- Human-level control through deep reinforcement learning
· 2015 · cited 23,789x
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,704x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,998x
- Global Prevalence of Diabetes
· 2004 · cited 10,425x
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Key facts
- Born
- King Camp Gillette , ( 1855-01-05 ) January 5, 1855, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin , U.S.
- Died
- July 9, 1932 (1932-07-09) (aged 77), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery , Glendale, California
- Occupations
- Inventor salesman entrepreneur
- Employer s
- Crown Cork & Seal Company , Gillette Safety Razor Company
- Known for
- Inventing the double-edged safety razor , co-founding The Gillette Company
- Spouse
- Alanta Ella Gaines ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1890 – 1932 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Fond du Lac
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- writer
- Employer
- The Gillette Company
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Photograph of King Camp Gillette, taken in 1894 or earlier.jpg
- Political ideology
- utopian socialism
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- place of burial
- Glendale
- date of birth
- 1855-01-05
- date of death
- 1932-07-09
- Commons category
- King Camp Gillette
- Commons gallery
- King C. Gillette
- birth name
- King Camp Gillette
- Commons Creator page
- King Camp Gillette
- inspired by
- William Painter
- member of
- Freemasonry
- name in native language
- King Camp Gillette
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Encyclopedic overview
Patent drawing of the razor
King Camp Gillette (January 5, 1855 – July 9, 1932) was an American businessman who invented a bestselling safety razor and was the founder of the Gillette razor company. Gillette's innovation was the thin, inexpensive, disposable blade of stamped steel. Gillette is often erroneously credited with inventing the so-called razor-and-blades business model, in which razors are sold cheaply to increase the market for blades. However, Gillette Safety Razor Company adopted the business model from its competitors.
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