Antonio Meucci

Claim to have invented the telephone

Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci ( may-OO-chee, 13 April 1808 – 18 October 1889) was an Italian inventor and an associate of Giuseppe Garibaldi, a major political figure in the history of Italy. Meucci is best known for developing a voice-communication apparatus that several sources credit as the first telephone.

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Antonio Meucci was born on Wednesday, 13 April 1808 in Florence, Italy. He was best known as an inventor. Meucci's country of citizenship (nationality) was Italian. He died on Friday, 18 October 1889 in New York City, New York, United States at the age of 81. He had dark brown eyes and salt and pepper hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Aries.

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Full name at birth	full name at birth
Claim to fame	claim to fame
Date of birth	13 April 1808	edit
Place of birth	Florence, Italy	edit
Date of death	18 October 1889	edit
Age	81 (age at death)
Place of death	New York City, New York, United States	edit
Occupation	occupation
Occupation category	Inventor	edit
Nationality	Italian	edit

PERSONAL DETAILS

Height	height
Build	Large	edit
Hair color	Salt and Pepper	edit
Eye color	Brown - Dark	edit
Gender	Male	edit
Ethnicity	White	edit
Sexuality	Straight	edit
Religion	religion
Zodiac sign	Aries
Distinctive feature	distinctive feature
Pets	pets

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Residence	Staten Island, New York, U.S.	edit
High school	high school
University	university
Talent agency	talent agency
Political affiliation	political affiliation
Political party	political party

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