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1864–1912, American financier, b. Rhinebeck, N. Y.; son of William Backhouse Astor (1829–92). He served in the Spanish-American War. Drowned in th...
1850–1935, American librarian and bibliographer, b. Boston. He organized many major American libraries including the Indianapolis public library, th...
1819–80, American oil well driller, b. Greene co., N.Y. In 1858 he was employed to conduct drilling operations and on Aug. 27, 1859, he struck oil n...
1813–78, American railroad builder and merchant, b. Henderson, N.Y. A clerk in a village store and later a commission merchant in New York City, he ...
1795–1879, English educator, inventor, and postal reformer. He introduced the system of self-government in his school at Hazelwood in Birmingham. In...
1883–1973, English educator. After teaching at state schools in Scotland, Neill became dissatisfied with traditional education. In 1924, he set up t...