Jan Ernst Matzeliger
STEM Career: Inventor and Businessman
Significant Contribution/s: Invented and patented the lasting machine that mechanically shaped the upper portion of shoes and co-founder of the Consolidated Lasting Machine Company.
Birth: September 15, 1852
Death: August 24, 1889
Learn more:
http://www.projectblackman.com/GreatBlackMenInHistory.aspx?notablePersonId=39
http://www.projectblackman.com/VideoDetail.aspx?videoId=hzzXUFyvFF0
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/matzeliger-jan-e-1852-1887
http://biography.yourdictionary.com/jan-matzeliger
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