Biography Category
(zhül p r ´) (KEY) , 1810–92, French dancer and choreographer, b. Lyons. Perrot studied with Auguste Vestris and Salvatore Vigano. He gained fame ...
1905–76, U.S. business executive, b. Houston. As a young man he inherited (1925) the patent rights to an oil tool drill, which, manufactured by the ...
(f f) (KEY) , c.1768–1854, American cabinetmaker, b. Scotland. He emigrated to America c.1783, settling at Albany, N.Y., where he was apprenticed to...
(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...
(gr n´j n, Fr. r b r´ gräNzhôN´) (KEY) , fl. 1545–88, French designer of type and printer. He began his work in Paris and afterward worked in L...
1863–1947, American industrialist, pioneer automobile manufacturer, b. Dearborn, Mich.
The Inception of the Ford Motor Company
Ford showed mechani...