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1799–1873, American industrialist, b. Temple, N.H. He moved to Georgia at the age of 20, and after he had become a partner in a cotton gin he went (...
(kärl ou´ r bär n´ f n v ls´bäkh) (KEY) , 1858–1929, Austrian chemist. He discovered the rare earth elements neodymium and praseodymium (1885)...
1862–1945, American economist, b. Hollansburg, Ohio, grad. Oberlin, 1888. Influenced by the other social sciences, Commons tried to broaden the scop...
(lw b rnär´ bärôN´ g tôN´ d môrv ´) (KEY) , 1737–1816, French chemist and lawyer. He wrote the chemical section of the Encyclopédie mét...
( s´t r) (KEY) , 1763–1848, American merchant, b. Walldorf, near Heidelberg, Germany. At the age of 16 he went to England, and five years later, in...
1828–1903, American banker, b. Germany. After he came (1849) to the United States, he settled in Cincinnati and became wealthy as a dry-goods mercha...