Samuel Kier
Entrepreneur, Deceased Person
1813 – 1874
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Who was Samuel Kier?
Samuel Martin Kier was an American inventor and businessman who is credited with founding the American petroleum refining industry. He was the first person in the United States to refine crude oil into lamp oil. Kier has been dubbed the Grandfather of the American Oil Industry by historians.
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- Born
- Jul 19, 1813
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Pennsylvania
- Died
- Oct 6, 1874
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on July 23, 2013
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