Charles Fredrick Wiesenthal
German physician and inventor
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Charles Fredrick Wiesenthal (1726–1789)[1] was a German-American physician and inventor who was awarded the patent for the first known mechanical device for sewing in 1755.
Born1726
Germany
Died1789 (aged 62–63)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
OccupationsInventor and physician
KnownforInvention of mechanical sewing machine
Charles Fredrick Wiesenthal | |
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| Born | 1726 Germany |
| Died | 1789 (aged 62–63) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupations | Inventor and physician |
| Known for | Invention of mechanical sewing machine |
Wiesenthal was born in the Kingdom of Prussia, but lived in England at the time of invention. He lived from 1755 to 1789 in Baltimore.[1] For his invention of a double pointed needle with an eye at one end, he received the British Patent No. 701 (1755).[2] Barthélemy Thimonnier reinvented the sewing machine in 1830.