1852
Jan Ernst Matzeliger, Surinamese-American inventor (died 1889)
Jan Ernst Matzeliger, Surinamese-American inventor (died 1889)
Jan Ernst Matzeliger, Surinamese-American inventor (died 1889)
Jan Ernst Matzeliger
Dutch inventor
- Born
- 1852
Jan Ernst Matzeliger was a Surinamese-American inventor whose automated lasting machine brought significant change to the manufacturing of shoes. The Consolidated Lasting Machine Company was founded to make his shoe-making devices.