Laurens Hammond
Laurens Hammond (born January 11, 1895 in Evanston , Illinois , USA ; † July 3, 1973 in Cornwall, Connecticut ) was an American inventor who received a total of 110 patents . His most famous invention is the Hammond organ .
From 1898 to 1909 Hammond lived with his parents in Geneva , Dresden and Paris . At the time of his return to America, he spoke fluent German and French in addition to English . He studied at Cornell University , where he graduated in mechanical engineering in 1916.
He then moved to Detroit and worked for the Gray Marine Motor Company, a marine engine company. In 1920 he invented the clock with a smooth spring return. This earned him so much money that he was able to leave the company. He now did private research in New York on motors and other things, and on January 19, 1934, he filed a patent for an electromechanical organ (US Patent 1,956,350). His first organ, the Model A , was presented to the public on April 24, 1935 with the 1st Symphony by Johannes Brahms .
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| SURNAME | Hammond, Laurens |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American businessman and inventor of the Hammond organ |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Evanston , Illinois , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd July 1973 |
| Place of death | Cornwall, Connecticut |