Berliner, Emil(E)
(1851–1929)
Berliner, Emil(E) (20 May 1851–3 Aug 1929) Inventor of the gramophone. Born in Hanover, Germany, son of a Talmudic scholar, fourth of 11 children. His given name was Emil, to which he later added the final “e” in the United States. His formal education, in WolfenbÅttel, ended at age 14, and gave no indication of special talent. After working for a printer and as a salesclerk, he emigrated to America in 1870, settling in Washington, D.C. For three years he clerked in the dry goods store of a…