Harrison Woodhull Crosby
Harrison Woodhull Crosby | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1814 |
| Died | 1892 |
| Burial place | Fernwood Cemetery, Jamesburg, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Chief Gardener, Lafayette College |
| Notable work | Became the first person to can tomatoes commercially (1847) |
| Spouse | Charlotte (Andrews) Crosby |
| Parent(s) | Abiel and Mary Crosby |
Harrison Woodhull Crosby of Jamesburg, New Jersey was the first to can tomatoes commercially in 1847.[1] He worked as the chief gardener at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, where he commercialized the canned tomato.[2]
Life
Born in Putnam, Connecticut in 1814, Crosby was a son of Abiel and Mary Crosby, and the husband of Charlotte (Andrews) Crosby. He died in 1892, and was interred at the Fernwood Cemetery in Jamesburg, New Jersey.
References
- ^ Skillman, David Bishop; Gendebien, Albert W. (1986). The biography of a college: being the history of the third half-century of Lafayette College. Easton, PA: Lafayette College. p. 119.
- ^ "History of the Tomato." California: The Morning Star Company, retrieved online May 15, 2019.