Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci (1808 - 1889)

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Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci

Birth:	Apr. 13, 1808 Florence Toscana, Italy
Death:	Oct. 18, 1889 Staten Island Richmond County New York, USA
Inventor. He is best known as the inventor of the telephone. In 1854, he designed and build the "telettrofono", the first prototype of a telephone. In 1871, he succeeded in founding along with others Italian, the Telettrofono Company. In the same year, the inventor Alexander Graham Bell, has designed an electric telephone. The Italian inventor was in financial difficulties and he was unable to patent his invention. The invention of the telephone was attributed to his rival. He passed away indigent and forgotten but in 2002, the United States Congress, recognized his contribution in the invention of the telephone. (bio by: Ruggero) Search Amazon for Antonio Santi Meucci

Burial: Garibaldi-Meucci Museum Staten Island Richmond County New York, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Ruggero Record added: May 07, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 89717761