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1905–76, U.S. business executive, b. Houston. As a young man he inherited (1925) the patent rights to an oil tool drill, which, manufactured by the ...
(zhül p r ´) (KEY) , 1810–92, French dancer and choreographer, b. Lyons. Perrot studied with Auguste Vestris and Salvatore Vigano. He gained fame ...
(strous) (KEY) , family of American merchants, public officials, and philanthropists. Isidor Straus, 1845–1912, b. Rhenish Bavaria, emigrated (1854)...
(r ´bl ng) (KEY) , 1806–69, German-American engineer, b. Mulhouse. He studied engineering in Berlin and in 1831 came to the United States. He demon...
(v NsäN´ d g rn ´) (KEY) , 1712–59, French economist, precursor of the physiocrats and of Adam Smith. A wealthy merchant, he was in government s...
1904–88, British choreographer and dancer, b. Guayaquil, Ecuador. He grew up in Peru and was drawn to dance after seeing (1917) a performance by Ann...