What is George Eastman?
{{Infobox person |name = George Eastman |image = GeorgeEastman2.jpg |image_size = 200px |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1854|7|12}} |birth_place = [[Waterville, New York]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1932|3|14|1854|7|12}} |death_place = [[Rochester, New York]], U.S. |death_cause = [[Suicide]] by gunshot |resting_place = Ashes buried at [[Kodak Park]] |other_names = |parents = George Eastman (1815–1862)<br>Maria Kilbourn (1821–1907) |known_for = Photography pioneer, Founder of Eastman Kodak |occupation = Businessman, inventor, philanthropist |nationality = American |footnotes = }} '''George Eastman''' (July 12, 1854 - March 14, 1932) was an [[Americans|American]] [[inventor]] and [[business]]man. Eastman was born in [[Waterville, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=864 |title=University of Rochester |access-date=2012-02-01 |archive-date=2010-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105032713/http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=864 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He founded the [[Kodak|Eastman Kodak]] Company and invented [[roll film]]. This made [[photography]] popular and led to other men inventing [[film stock]]. His Kodak company still runs today, but more focused on printers and printing. Eastman [[suicide|shot himself dead]] in [[Rochester, New York]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Eastman, George}} [[Category:American inventors]] [[Category:Businesspeople from New York (state)]] [[Category:Suicides by firearm in the United States]] [[Category:1854 births]] [[Category:1932 deaths]]