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1875–1959, American financier and newspaper publisher, b. Los Angeles. He was a successful broker and a director of many corporations. In 1917 he wa...
1743–1810, American merchant, Indian agent, and land speculator, b. Philadelphia. In 1765 he went as his firm’s representative to engage in the fu...
American family of financiers and philanthropists.
Junius Spencer Morgan, 1813–90, b. West Springfield, Mass., prospered at investment banking. As a...
1946–, Danish ballet dancer and choreographer. He studied at the School of the Royal Danish Ballet and performed with its company (1965–69). In 19...
(m s´ nj r) (KEY) , 1583–1640, English dramatist, b. Salisbury. He studied at Oxford (1602–6) but left without a degree, apparently to go to Lond...
(m yär´) (KEY) , 1872–1940, Swiss engineer, renowned for his inventive and beautiful reinforced-concrete bridges. Maillart’s basic structural pr...