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1855–1937, American financier, industrialist, and public official, b. Pittsburgh. He studied at the Western Univ. of Pennsylvania (now the Univ. of ...
(gou´d ) (KEY) , 1865–1947, American type designer, b. Bloomington, Ill. Goudy is celebrated as one of the finest and most prolific type designers ...
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...
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...
1926–, American economist, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board (1987–), b. New York City. Influenced by the philosophy of Ayn Rand, Greenspan is...
(sy rg ´ päv´l v ch dyä´g ly f) (KEY) , 1872–1929, Russian ballet impresario and art critic, grad. St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music, 1892. ...