Who is King Camp Gillette?

Answer 1

King Camp Gillette (January 5, 1855 - July 9, 1932) was an American businessman, popularly known as the inventor of the safety razor. While Gillette did improve the design of the safety razor (patent US775134), his true invention was an inexpensive, high profit-margin stamped steel disposable blade and a unique business model that later became known as freebie marketing. This beat out competitors and became the most popular razor of its time.

Answer 2

King Camp Gillette was born on January 5, 1855 and died on July 9, 1932. King Camp Gillette would have been 77 years old at the time of death or 160 years old today.