James Densmore | |
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Born | [1] | February 3, 1820
Died | September 16, 1889[1] | (aged 69)
Nationality | American |
James Densmore (February 3, 1820 – September 16, 1889) was an American businessman, inventor and vegetarian. He was a business associate of Christopher Sholes, who along with Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule helped contribute to inventing one of the first practical typewriters at a machine shop located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [2]
It was believed that Densmore had suggested splitting up commonly used letter combinations in order to solve a jamming problem, but this called into question. [3] This concept was later refined by Sholes later refined this concept, so it became known as the QWERTY key layout.
Densmore was a militant vegetarian. His diet consisted of mostly raw apples. [4] His brother was physician Emmet Densmore. [5]
Densmore also supported women's suffrage in Wisconsin. [6] When he was the editor of the Oshkosh True Democrat the paper publicly supported women's right to vote. [7]
James Densmore | |
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Born | [1] | February 3, 1820
Died | September 16, 1889[1] | (aged 69)
Nationality | American |
James Densmore (February 3, 1820 – September 16, 1889) was an American businessman, inventor and vegetarian. He was a business associate of Christopher Sholes, who along with Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule helped contribute to inventing one of the first practical typewriters at a machine shop located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [2]
It was believed that Densmore had suggested splitting up commonly used letter combinations in order to solve a jamming problem, but this called into question. [3] This concept was later refined by Sholes later refined this concept, so it became known as the QWERTY key layout.
Densmore was a militant vegetarian. His diet consisted of mostly raw apples. [4] His brother was physician Emmet Densmore. [5]
Densmore also supported women's suffrage in Wisconsin. [6] When he was the editor of the Oshkosh True Democrat the paper publicly supported women's right to vote. [7]