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1871–1950, English financier. He was governor of the Bank of England from 1920 to 1944, a tenure of office that broke all tradition. He long favored...
1837–1923, American military engineer, b. Robertville, S.C., grad. West Point, 1857. He is best known as the author of a book on parliamentary law, ...
(py r sämü l´ dü pôN d n m r´) (KEY) , 1739–1817, French economist, one of the physiocrats. Early in his career he attracted the attention of...
1892–1976, American business executive, one of the richest men in the world during his life, b. Minneapolis, Minn. He inherited his father’s oil b...
(äNtwän´ fräNswä´ kôNt d f rkrwä´) (KEY) , 1755–1809, French chemist. He was a pioneer in animal and plant chemistry and collaborated with...
(k zn ts´, k z´n ts) (KEY) , 1901–85, American economist, b. Kharkiv, Russia (now in Ukraine), grad. Columbia (B.S., 1923; M.A., 1924; Ph.D., 1926...