Laurens Hammond

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Hammond_Organ_Company
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Hammond_Organ_Company
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Technology
gptkbp:birth_date 1895-01-11
gptkbp:birth_place Evansville, Indiana, USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Electromechanical instruments
gptkbp:death_date 1973-07-03
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:field Electronics
gptkbp:hobbies gptkb:photography
Engineering
Traveling
Music composition
Piano playing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laurens Hammond
gptkbp:influence gptkb:performers
Bands
Composers
Orchestras
Sound engineers
Music producers
Music enthusiasts
Sound designers
Music educators
Music genres
Music historians
Recording artists
Musicians worldwide
Electronic musicians
Live performers
Music technology innovators
Synthesizer developers
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Gospel
gptkb:jazz_music
Music technology
Rock music
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkbp:invention gptkb:1935
Hammond organ
Hammond organ design
gptkbp:known_for Hammond organ
gptkbp:legacy Hammond organ remains popular in music today
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_achievement Pioneered electronic music instruments
gptkbp:notable_work Hammond organ
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Inventor
gptkbp:spouse Mildred Hammond
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hammond_Organ_Company
gptkb:Hammond_B3
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8