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Otto Frederick Rohwedder
20th-century American engineer; inventor of the first commercial bread slicer
Otto Frederick Rohwedder | |
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| Born | (1880-07-28)July 28, 1880 Davenport, Iowa, United States |
| Died | November 8, 1960(1960-11-08) (aged 80) Concord, Michigan, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor, engineer |
| Spouse | Carrie S. Johnson (m. 1905–1955) |
| Children | 2 |
Otto Frederick Rohwedder (July 28, 1880 – November 8, 1960) was an American inventor and engineer who created the first automatic bread-slicing machine for commercial use.[1] It was first used by the Chillicothe Missouri Baking Company.
Early life and education
Rohwedder was born in Des Moines, Iowa in on July 7, 1880,[2] the son of Claus and Margaret Rohwedder, of ethnicGerman descent. He was the second youngest of four brothers and a sister.
Rohwedder and his family