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1815–1906, American financier, b. Oneida co., N.Y. He was successful in the grocery business in Troy, N.Y. Active in public affairs, he became (1845...
(l n´ ks) (KEY) , 1800–1880, American bibliophile and philanthropist, b. New York City. Lenox was a founder of the Presbyterian Hospital, New York ...
(s k l ´v ) (KEY) , 1896–1974, English ballerina, b. Wanstead, as Hilda Munnings. Trained at Stedman’s Academy in London, Sokolova joined the Dia...
(houpt´män) (KEY) , 1917–, American chemist, b. New York City, grad. City College of New York (B.S., 1937) and Univ. of Maryland (Ph.D., 1955). In...
(w n´ m ´´k r) (KEY) , 1838–1922, American merchant, b. Philadelphia. He went into the men’s clothing business in Philadelphia with Nathan Brow...
1914–93, American industrialist, b. Dayton, Ohio. The son of Thomas John Watson, Sr., the founder of the International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)...