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Dick BlakeAlbert Dick Albert Dick American businessman (1856–1934) Albert Blake Dick (April 16, 1856 – August 15, 1934) was a businessman who founded the A. B. Dick Company, a major American copier manufacturer and office supply company of the 20th Century.[1] He coined the word "mimeograph".[2] Dick attended school in Galesburg, Illinois, then worked successively for the Brown manufacturing company, Deere & Mansur, and the Moline Lumber Company. He founded the A. B. Dick Company in 1883. It was originally a lumber company before branching into office supplies.[1] Dick lived in Lake Forest, Illinois.[1] He died at his home there on August 15, 1934.[3] References [1] "Men of Affairs". Chicago Evening Post. 1906. Retrieved August 11, 2011. [2] Owen, David (2004).… (Source: Wikipedia)
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