George Eastman

George Eastman (July 12, 1854 - March 14, 1932) was an American inventor and businessman.

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Born	(1854-07-12)July 12, 1854 Waterville, New York, U.S.
Died	March 14, 1932(1932-03-14) (aged 77) Rochester, New York, U.S.
Cause of death	Suicide by gunshot
Resting place	Ashes buried at Kodak Park
Nationality	American
Occupation	Businessman, inventor, philanthropist
Known for	Photography pioneer, Founder of Eastman Kodak
Parent(s)	George Eastman (1815–1862) Maria Kilbourn (1821–1907)

Eastman was born in Waterville, New York. He founded the Eastman Kodak Company and invented roll film. This made photography popular and led to other men inventing film stock. His Kodak company still runs today, but more focused on printers and printing.

Eastman shot himself dead in Rochester, New York.

George Eastman Media

• Eastman's boyhood home, relocated from Waterville to the Genesee Country Village and Museum

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  An advertisement from 1888 of the first Kodak camera

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  Portrait of Eastman by Paul Nadar, 1890

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  The Kodak factory and main office in Rochester, c. 1900–1910

• Eastman with Will H. Hays at the gardens of Eastman's home in Rochester, 1922

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  Eastmaninstitutet (The Eastman Institute) in Stockholm, Sweden

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  Memorial at Kodak Park in Rochester. Eastman's ashes lie beneath the Georgia marble monument

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  Statue of Eastman at the University of Rochester

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  Medallion depicting George Eastman hanging in the entrance hall of Eastmaninstitutet.

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  George Eastman stamp 3c 1954 issue