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(James Buchanan Brady), 1856–1917, American financier and philanthropist, b. New York City. He was a bellboy and messenger and then worked for the N...
(zhäN äNr ´ r z n r´) (KEY) , 1734–1806, French cabinetmaker, one of the major artists who made important contributions to the formation of the ...
(y ´hän vôlf´gäng dö´b r n r) (KEY) , 1780–1849, German chemist. From 1810 he was professor of the Univ. of Jena. He is known especially for ...
1921–, English inorganic chemist. He shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Ernst Otto Fischer for their independent research on the organome...
American family of financiers and philanthropists.
Junius Spencer Morgan, 1813–90, b. West Springfield, Mass., prospered at investment banking. As a...
(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...