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Samuel Morse
Morse in 1866
Born
Samuel Finley Breese Morse
(1791-04-27)April 27, 1791
Charlestown, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died
April 2, 1872(1872-04-02) (aged 80)
New York City, U.S.
Education
Yale College
Occupation(s)
Painter, inventor
Known for
The invention and transmission of Morse code
Spouses
Lucretia Pickering Walker
Sarah Elizabeth Griswold
Children
7
Parents
Jedidiah Morse (father)
Elizabeth Ann Finley Breese (mother)
Relatives
Sidney Edwards Morse (brother)
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Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of Morse code in 1837 and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy.
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