Hayakawa Tokuji
Hayakawa Tokuji ( Japanese 早川 徳 次 ; * November 3, 1893 ; † June 24, 1980 ) was the founder of the Japanese electronics company Sharp Electronics (formerly Hayakawa Electronics) in Osaka .
Hayakawa founded a metal factory in Tokyo in 1912 and produced belt buckles. In 1915, he invented the world's first modern mechanical pencil, called "Ever-Sharp", from which the company's later name is derived.
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SURNAME | Hayakawa, Tokuji |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 早川 徳 次 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese entrepreneur |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1893 |
DATE OF DEATH | June 24, 1980 |