Morris Michtom
Morris Michtom (* 1870 in Russia , † July 21, 1938 in Brooklyn , New York City , New York , USA ) was the inventor of the teddy bear .
In 1887 he emigrated to New York as a Jewish refugee. He married Rose and opened a small business in Brooklyn , New York.
On November 18, 1902, the Washington Post published a cartoon depicting President Theodore Roosevelt's refusal to shoot a captive bear.
Morris designed a stuffed toy bear that Rose sewed and placed in the shop window with the cartoon. In 1907 they founded the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company .
literature
- Cyrus Adler, Henrietta Szold (Ed.): The American Jewish Year Book. : volume 41, American Jewish Committee, Philadelphia, New York, 1939, p. 428.
- Louise Spilsbury, Jane Yorke: Questions and answers: inventions: how? why? where? when ?, Parragon, Bath, UK, 2007. p. 214.
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| SURNAME | Michtom, Morris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Inventor of the teddy bear |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Russia |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 1938 |
| Place of death | Brooklyn , New York City , New York , USA |