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Morris Michtom
Morris Michtom | |
|---|---|
 Michtom in New York | |
| Born | September 12, 1869 |
| Died | July 21, 1938 (aged 68) Brooklyn, New York |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor, businessman |
| Spouse | Rose |
| Children | Emily (1897–1986) and Joseph (1890–1951) |
Morris Michtom (September 12, 1869 – July 21, 1938)[1][2] was a Russian-born businessman and inventor who, with his wife Rose, also a Russian Jewish immigrant who lived in Brooklyn, came up with the idea for the teddy bear in 1902[3] around the same time as Richard Steiff in Germany. They founded the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company which, after Michtom's death, became the largest doll-making company in the United States.
- ^ Stephanie Bernardo Johns (1981). The ethnic almanac. Doubleday. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-385-14143-7. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ The Rubber age. Palmerton Pub. Co. 1938. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ "Rose and Morris Michtom and the Invention of the Teddy Bear". American Jewish Historical Society. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
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