Jacob Schick | |
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Born | Ottumwa, Iowa, United States | September 16, 1877
Died | New York City, U.S. | July 3, 1937 (age 59)
Resting place | Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal |
Occupation(s) | Inventor, Entrepreneur |
Known for | Pioneer of Electric razor |
Jacob Schick (September 16, 1877 – July 3, 1937) was an American military officer, inventor, and entrepreneur who patented an early electric razor and started the Schick Dry Shaver, Inc. razor company.[1][2] He is the father of electric razors.
Schick became a Canadian citizen in 1935 to avoid an investigation by the Joint Congressional Committee on Tax Evasion & Avoidance after he moved most of his wealth to a series of holding companies in the Bahamas.[3]