Samuel Kier
American inventor and businessman
Died when: 61 years 79 days (734 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Samuel Martin Kier (July 19, 1813 – October 6, 1874) was an American inventor and businessman who was 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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