Read the bio below and try to give details on edwin drake 's:    - death place     - other names     - known for     - image     - birth name     - death date       - birth date     - nationality     - parents     - birth place     Bio: edwin laurentine drake -lrb- march 29 , 1819 -- november 9 , 1880 -rrb- , also known as colonel drake , was an american oil driller , popularly credited with being the first to drill for oil in the united states .
- death place is bethlehem , pennsylvania- other names is colonel drake- known for is petroleum exploration- image is edwindrake.jpg- birth name is edwin laurentine drake- death date is 09 november 1880- birth date is 29 march 1819- nationality is american- parents is lyman drake and laura lee- birth place is greenville , new york