What is Morse's middle name?
Francis
Frederick
Finley
Franklin
Answer
Morse's middle name is Finley, which has historical roots. Samuel Finley Breese Morse, the inventor of the Morse code, was named after his father, Reverend Jedidiah Morse, a prominent geographer and historian. The name Finley was derived from Reverend Morse's maternal great-grandfather, Rev. Samuel Finley, a Presbyterian minister and president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).
Decoding the Genius: The Samuel Morse Challenge!
Related Quizzes
Subscribe Now!
Learn something
new everyday
Playing quizzes is free! We send 1 quiz every week to your inbox