| Charles Fredrick Wiesenthal | |
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| Born | 1726 Germany |
| Died | 1789 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Nationality | German-American |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor and physician |
| Known for | Invention of mechanical sewing machine |
Charles Fredrick Wiesenthal (1726–1789) was a German-American physician and inventor who was awarded the patent for the first known mechanical device for sewing in 1755.
Weisenthal was born in the Kingdom of Prussia, but lived in England at the time of invention. He lived from 1755 to 1789 in Baltimore. For his invention of a double pointed needle with an eye at one end, he received the British Patent No. 701 (1755). Barthélemy Thimonnier reinvented the sewing machine in 1830.
References
- ^ William Trammell Snyder. "Charles Fredrick Wiesenthal (1726-1789): An Appraisal of the Medical Pioneer of Baltimore" (PDF). Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "Sewing Machine Beginning". Sewing. Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2012-12-17.