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1848–1929, American magnate, a founder of the United Fruit Company, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. In the face of incredible hardships he built (1871–90) a rai...
1856–1925, American industrialist, processor of tobacco products, b. near Durham, N.C. The Civil War left the Duke family poor, but James and his br...
1855–1937, American financier, industrialist, and public official, b. Pittsburgh. He studied at the Western Univ. of Pennsylvania (now the Univ. of ...
(Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher), 1908–92, American culinary writer. Raised in California, Fisher lived in France for three years, where she was inspir...
1790–1858, American economist, b. Norwalk, Conn. He advocated a financial scheme to abolish interest, which was often usurious at the time he wrote....
(pävl ´v , Rus. än´n m tvy ´ vn päv´l v ) (KEY) , 1881–1931, Russian ballerina. In 1892 she entered the Imperial Ballet School, St. Petersb...