Jacob Schick

Col. Jacob Schick (September 16, 1877 - July 3, 1937) was an American inventor and entrepreneur who patented the first electric razor and started the Schick Dry Shaver, Inc. razor company. Schick became a Canadian citizen in 1935 to avoid an investigation by the Joint Congressional Committee on Tax Evasion & Avoidance after he moved most of his wealth to a series of holding companies in the Bahamas.

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Birth dateSeptember 16, 1877
Birth place
Ottumwa Iowa
Date of deathJuly 03, 1937
Place of death
Montreal
Known for
Razor

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