death_date birth_place name birth_date spouse article_title birth_name occupation
26 july 1919 rochester , new york henry a. strong 30 august 1838 helen phoebe griffin -lrb- 1905-1919 -rrb- henry a. strong
 henry alvah strong photography businessman , inventor
henry a. strong

henry alvah strong -lrb- august 30 , 1838 -- july 26 , 1919 -rrb- was a u.s. photography businessman .
he was the first president of the eastman kodak company .
he was born on august 30 , 1838 in rochester , new york .
he graduated from wyoming academy in 1858 .
on august 30 , 1859 , he married helen phoebe griffin .
they had three children : gertrude achilles , helen carter , and henry g. strong .
after helen 's death in 1904 from diabetes , he married hattie -lrb- corrin -rrb- lockwood , on june 14 , 1905 .
numerous buildings in rochester , notably strong memorial hospital and strong auditorium at the university of rochester were built from his philanthropy .
