Coleman Sellers II
Coleman Sellers II | |
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Sellers in a 1905 publication | |
| Born | January 28, 1827 |
| Died | December 28, 1907 (aged 80) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | West Laurel Hill Cemetery Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Spouse |
Cornelia Wells (m. 1851) |
| Children | 4 |
| Mother | Sophonisba (Peale) Sellers |
| Relatives | Charles Willson Peale (grandfather) |
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Coleman Sellers II (January 28, 1827 – December 28, 1907) was a prominent American engineer, chief engineer of William Sellers & Co., professor of mechanics at the Franklin Institute, professor of engineering practice at Stevens Institute of Technology and inventor. He obtained more than thirty letters-patent for inventions of his own, and served as president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers from 1886 to 1887.