George Beauchamp

George Beauchamp
Born
George Delmetia Beauchamp

(1899-03-18)March 18, 1899
Coleman County, Texas, United States
DiedMarch 20, 1941(1941-03-20) (aged 42)
OccupationInventor

George Delmetia Beauchamp (/ˈbəm/[citation needed]; March 18, 1899 – March 30, 1941) was an American inventor of musical instruments. He is known for designing the first electrically amplified guitar to be marketed commercially. He was also a founder of National Stringed Instrument Corporation and Rickenbacker (originally Rickenbacher) guitars.