1836 - 1920
Jeremiah Burnham Tainter American Inventor
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| First Name |
Jeremiah
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| Middle Name |
Burnham
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| Last Name |
Tainter
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| Birthday |
6th January, 1836
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| Birthplace |
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
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| Died |
5th February, 1920
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Inventor
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Jeremiah Burnham Tainter (January 6, 1836 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin – February 5, 1920) was an inventor and engineer known for having designed the Tainter gate in 1886. He began his work in hydrology in 1862, with the modification of pre-existing mill pond dams in Menomonie.
Tainter was employed by Knapp, Stout & Co., the largest lumber manufacturer in the United States in the last quarter of the 19th century. His brother Andrew Tainter was a principal in Knapp, Stout.
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