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(m sh l´ f k n´, Rus. fô´ky n) (KEY) , 1880–1942, Russian-American choreographer and ballet dancer, b. Russia. He studied at the Imperial Ballet...
1868–1938, American industrialist, manufacturer of rubber products, b. Columbiana co., Ohio. The son of a prosperous farmer, Harvey Firestone began ...
(foulz) (KEY) , 1712–75, and Robert Foulis, 1707–76, Scottish printers, brothers. They worked in partnership as printers to the Univ. of Glasgow. ...
(y hä´n s fr ´b n) (KEY) , 1460–1527, German printer. He established himself at Basel and there in 1516 printed the Greek New Testament, edited a...
1863–1947, American industrialist, pioneer automobile manufacturer, b. Dearborn, Mich.
The Inception of the Ford Motor Company
Ford showed mechani...
( nr ´k f r´r ) (KEY) , 1856–1929, Italian criminologist. He continued the scientific study of crime begun by Cesare Lombroso, emphasizing social...