the ledger of connections
The Connections of Thomas Edison
Prolific American inventor of the phonograph and practical electric light Every person recorded alongside Thomas Edison in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Thomas Edison in the ledgers of the archive.
- Parents
- Samuel Ogden Edison, Nancy Elliott
- Spouses
- Mary Stilwell Edison, Mina Miller
- Children
- Charles Edison, Theodore Miller Edison, Thomas Alva Edison Jr., Marion Estelle Edison Oeser, Madeleine Edison, William Leslie Edison
- Siblings
- Carlisle Snow Edison
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1847 to 1931.
Modern era
Juan Benet
October 7, 1927 – January 5, 1993
Spanish writer (1927–1993)
Modern era
Richard Teng
December 29, 1906 – May 5, 1990
Estonian ship captain resided in Canada (1906-1990)
Modern era
Arthur Hayes
January 3, 1923 – April 1, 1997
1923-1997
Modern era
Erik Voorhees
b. c. 1901
American businessman and entrepreneur
Modern era
Su Zhu
February 16, 1921 – August 20, 2008
2nd Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China (1921–2008)
Modern era
Raoul Pal
January 12, 1912 – March 10, 1995
Finnish writer (1912-1995)
Modern era
Peter McCormack
April 22, 1919 – January 28, 1988
American politician
Modern era
Peter Schiff
June 27, 1923 – April 17, 2014
German actor and voice actor (1923–2014)
Modern era
Bernard von NotHaus
b. c. 1901
American counterfeiter
Modern era
Alfred Moisiu
b. December 1, 1929
Albanian general and politician; former President of Albania (born 1929)
Modern era
Ali Kafi
October 7, 1928 – April 16, 2013
Algerian politician (1928-2013)
Modern era
Mohamed Boudiaf
June 23, 1919 – June 29, 1992
Algerian politician (1919–1992)