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1803–76, American merchant, b. Lisburn, Co. Antrim, Ireland. Arriving in New York c.1820, he started in business in 1823 by selling Irish laces. In ...
(t ´ d r shvän) (KEY) , 1810–82, German physiologist and histologist. He was a student of J. P. Müller and professor at the universities of Louva...
(s b´ n) (KEY) , 1821–81, American bibliophile, b. England. Sabin came to the United States in 1848 and established himself as a dealer in rare boo...
1823–81, American railroad president, b. Fort Loudon, Pa. He was employed by the Pennsylvania RR as a station agent in 1850 and rose to become gener...
(sôr´ s) (KEY) , 1930–, American stock trader and philanthropist, b. Budapest, Hungary, as George Schwartz. He studied under Sir Karl Popper at th...
(strous) (KEY) , family of American merchants, public officials, and philanthropists. Isidor Straus, 1845–1912, b. Rhenish Bavaria, emigrated (1854)...