George Crum
(1821-1914)

George Crum and 'Aunt Kate' Weeks George Crum, inventor of the potato chip and his sister-in-law "Aunt Kate" Weeks at Moon's Lake House in Saratoga Springs NY. Foto: Unknown authorUnknown author / Public Domain

Popularized potato chips – George Crum was born in Saratoga (Town in New York State) on July 15th, 1821 and died in Malta (Town in Saratoga County, New York, United States) on July 22nd, 1914 at the age of 93. Today George Crum would be 202 years old.

Age

how old was George Crum when he died?

George Crum died in 1914 at the age of 93.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 15th, 1821 (Sunday)
Place of Birth	Saratoga Town in New York State
Death Date	July 22nd, 1914 (Wednesday)
Death place	Malta Town in Saratoga County, New York, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Snake 蛇

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George Crum

Birthday

When was George Crum born?

George Crum was born on July 15th, 1821.

Death

When did George Crum die?

George Crum died on July 22nd, 1914 at the age of 93 in Malta (Town in Saratoga County, New York, United States). Today George Crum would be 202 years old.