Birth Name: Eric Tigerstedt
Occupation: Engineer
Place Of Birth: Finland
Date Of Birth: August 4, 1887
Date Of Death: April 20, 1925
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: Finnish
Eric Tigerstedt was born on the 4th of August, 1887. He was popular for being a Engineer. The “Thomas Edison of Finland” who, in the process of making the world’s first talking picture, also greatly improved the vacuum tube, a key component in electronics. He received a total of 71 patents during his long career.
Eric Tigerstedt was born in Finland. Seeing a Lumiere brothers’ silent film inspired him to think how much better it would be with recorded sound. He miraculously predicted cellular telephones over 70 years before they were invented when, in 1917, he filed a patent for what he described as a “pocket-size folding telephone with a very thin carbon microphone.”
Eric Tigerstedt was a Leo and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Eric Tigerstedt was born in 1880s.
Eric Tigerstedt is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
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Family
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Eric Tigerstedt was born in the Year of the Pig.
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| REAL NAME: | Eric Tigerstedt |
| NICKNAME: | Eric |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Leo |
| BIRTH DAY: | Thursday |
| DEATH DAY: | Monday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Eric Tigerstedt was a Leo. People of this zodiac sign like to be admired, expensive things, bright colors, and dislike being ignored, facing difficulties, not being treated specially. The strengths of this sign are being creative, passionate, generous, warm-hearted, cheerful, humorous, while weaknesses can be arrogant, stubborn, self-centered, lazy and inflexible. The greatest overall compatibility with Leo is Aquarius, Gemini.
Chinese Zodiac: Eric Tigerstedt was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are nice and good-mannered. They're always forgiving of other people's mistakes, which at times can translate to naivete and gullibility.
Ruling Planet: Eric Tigerstedt had a ruling planet of Sun and has a ruling planet of Sun and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Sun. The Sun is about vitality and is the core giver of life. It is also known as being the most generous and noble of signs. People who are born with the Sun as the ruling planet are courageous, self-expressive and bold.
Eric Tigerstedt’s birth sign is Leo and he had a ruling planet of Sun.
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