Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of Morse code and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy.
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Full name at birth | Samuel Finley Breese Morse
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Date of birth | 27 April 1791
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Place of birth | Charlestown, Massachusetts (now USA)
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Date of death | 2 April 1872
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Age | 80 (age at death)
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Place of death | 5 West 22nd Street, New York City, New York
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Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
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Occupation | Painter, inventor
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Samuel Morse is known for his role in the film Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something (2020) as additional photography.
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