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Albert Blake “A.B.” Dick

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Albert Blake “A.B.” Dick Famous memorial

Birth
Bureau County, Illinois, USA
Death
15 Aug 1934 (aged 78)
Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.9894008, Longitude: -87.6762326
Plot
Section 91 (corner Section 90 / 91 /92)
Memorial ID
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Businessman. He founded the "A.B. Dick Company" in 1884, and expanded it from a lumber company to one of the largest and most successful copy machines and office supply manufacturers of the 20th Century. The firm existed until 2004, when it filed for bankruptcy. He coined the phrase "mimeograph" to describe his stencil duplication office machine.
Businessman. He founded the "A.B. Dick Company" in 1884, and expanded it from a lumber company to one of the largest and most successful copy machines and office supply manufacturers of the 20th Century. The firm existed until 2004, when it filed for bankruptcy. He coined the phrase "mimeograph" to describe his stencil duplication office machine.


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  • Added: Jun 2, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9647/albert_blake-dick: accessed ), memorial page for Albert Blake “A.B.” Dick (16 Apr 1856–15 Aug 1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9647, citing Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.