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(oig n´ böm´-bä´v rk) (KEY) , 1851–1914, Austrian economist. Three times minister of finance (1895, 1897, and 1900), he initiated important tax...
1797–1874, American book collector and philanthropist, b. Providence, R.I.; son of Nicholas Brown. In about 1840 he began collecting books printed b...
(ch ´zär b n zä´nä märk ´z d b k-kär ´ä) (KEY) , 1738–94, Italian criminologist, economist, and jurist, b. Milan. Although of a retirin...
1737–1811, American merchant, b. Yorkshire, England. He came to New York City in 1765 to join an older brother in the mercantile business. Bache soo...
(l t´v kh bäm´b rg r) (KEY) , 1823–99, German economist, politician, and journalist. An ardent liberal, he took part in the Revolution of 1848 an...
(pôl m l´ l kôk´ d bwäb dräN´) (KEY) , 1838–1912, French discoverer of the elements gallium, samarium, and dysprosium. He also made contrib...