Charles H. Land

Charles H. Land
Charles Henry Land in his laboratory circa 1900
Born
Charles Henry Land

(1847-01-11)January 11, 1847
Canada West
DiedApril 8, 1922(1922-04-08) (aged 75)
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery
Detroit, Michigan
Occupationdentist
Known forInventor of the jacket crown
SpouseEvangeline Lodge (1850–1919)
Signature
Land with grandson Charles Lindbergh "Me and my best chum" circa 1905

Charles Henry Land (January 11, 1847 – April 8, 1922) was a dentist who pioneered porcelain and gold teeth crowns.[1] His brother, John Christian Lodge (1862–1950), was the 51st, 54th, and 56th mayor of Detroit.[2] Land was the grandfather of aviator Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974).

Personal life

Land was born in Canada West on January 11, 1847. He was the son of Dr. Edwin A. Lodge and Christiana Lodge (née Hanson).[3] He attended the Michigan Military Academy in 1881.[3] On April 28, 1875, he married Evangeline Lodge (1850–1919). They had two children: Evangeline Lodge Land Lindbergh (1876–1954) and Charles H. Land II (1881–1961). Land is known as the father of porcelain and gold crowns.[4] In 1889, he patented the platinum foil matrix for porcelain jacket crowns.[5] His New-York Tribune obituary credits him as the inventor of the gold and porcelain inlay system. Land practiced dentistry for 58 years.[6][4]

References

  1. ^ "Dr Charles H. Land who has revolutionized dental art by his remarkable Dental Inventions". Detroit Free Press. October 10, 1909. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Lindbergh's Mother Dies; taught school". Chicago Tribune. September 8, 1954. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Who's Who in Detroit, 1935-36, Walter Romig & Co, 1935, p. 206
  4. ^ a b "Dr Charles Henry Land". New-York Tribune. August 4, 1922. p. 9.
  5. ^ "1889-Dr Charles H. Land". bing.com image. bing.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "Dentist Funeral set for Saturday". Detroit Free Press. August 4, 1922. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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