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1818–81, American pioneer expressman, b. Pompey, N.Y. He had been successively a postrider, freight agent, messenger, and resident agent (1843) for ...
(John Francis Welch, Jr.), 1935–, American business executive, b. Salem, Mass., grad. Univ. of Massachusetts (1957); Univ. of Illinois (M.S., 1958; ...
(py r zhôz f´ p l ty ´) (KEY) , 1788–1842, French chemist. With J. B. Caventou, he was cofounder of alkaloid chemistry and codiscoverer of quinin...
1848–1909, American railroad executive, b. Hempstead, N.Y.; father of William Averell Harriman. He became a stockbroker in New York City and soon en...
(äNtwän´ l räN´ lävwäzy ´) (KEY) , 1743–94, French chemist and physicist, a founder of modern chemistry. He studied under eminent men of his...
1856–1915, American industrial engineer, b. Germantown, Pa., grad. Stevens Institute of Technology, 1883. He was called the father of scientific man...