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Eli Whitney Eli Whitney Eli Whitney Born: Westboro, Massachusetts; December 8, 1765 Died: New Haven; January 8, 1825 Entry by Albert E. Van Dusen As a youth Whitney showed marked mechanical aptitude. Entering Yale College belatedly, he was graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1792. He went South to serve as a private tutor, but instead.