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1839–1937, American industrialist and philanthropist, b. Richford, N.Y. He moved (1853) with his family to a farm near Cleveland and at age 16 went ...
(r th´ch ld, Ger. r t´sh lt) (KEY) , prominent family of European bankers. The first important member was Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1743–1812), so...
(r ´z nwôld) (KEY) , 1862–1932, American merchant and philanthropist, b. Springfield, Ill. He was president (1910–25), and later chairman of the...
1870–1957, American typographer and book designer, b. Lafayette, Ind. As printing adviser to Cambridge Univ. Press, Harvard Univ. Press, and to comm...
(zhäN äNr ´ r z n r´) (KEY) , 1734–1806, French cabinetmaker, one of the major artists who made important contributions to the formation of the ...
(r ´bl ng) (KEY) , 1806–69, German-American engineer, b. Mulhouse. He studied engineering in Berlin and in 1831 came to the United States. He demon...