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1898–1990, American business executive, b. New York City. He began in his father’s pharmaceutical business and then expanded it into the Soviet Un...
(shwäb) (KEY) , 1862–1939, American steel magnate, b. Williamsburg, Pa. He started as a stake driver in Andrew Carnegie’s steelworks and rose to ...
1821–1905, American financier, b. Sandusky, Ohio. He founded Jay Cooke & Company, which marketed the huge Civil War loans of the federal government....
(fr ´dr kh ä´dôlf pä´n t) (KEY) , 1887–1958, Austrian chemist. He was educated at Vienna, Munich, and Glasgow. He held a number of teaching po...
(h f) (KEY) , 1836–1909, American astronomer, b. Montgomery co., N.Y., grad. Union College, 1856. He discovered 627 double stars and made systematic...
district of the City of London, England. Beginning in the 12th cent., it was used for fairs, markets, jousts, and executions. During the reign of Quee...