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René Auguste Chouteau Biography
René Auguste Chouteautrader Born: 9/7/1749Birthplace: New Orleans, La. One of the family of American fur traders from New Orleans, with his half brother Jean Pierre Chouteau an…Liz Claiborne Biography
Liz Claiborne (Elisabeth Claiborne Ortenberg) fashion designer, business executive Born: 1929 …Robert Sterling Clark Biography
Robert Sterling Clarkart collectorBorn: 1877 Clark and his wife, Francine Clary Clark, became well-known collectors of Old Masters and 19th century paintings. As heir to the Si…Ronald H. Coase Biography
Ronald H. CoaseeconomistBorn: 12/29/1910Birthplace: London He worked as a statistician in the British War Cabinet and received his Ph.D. from the University of London in 1951 before e…Edward Knight Collins Biography
Edward Knight CollinsshipownerBorn: 1802Birthplace: Truro, Mass. Collins began working in the shipping business at age 15 in New York City, and bought his first shipping line i…Harry Sayles Conover Biography
Harry Sayles Conovermodeling agency founderBorn: 1911Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Originally working as a radio performer and model in the 1930s, he founded his own modeling agen…Peter Cooper Biography
Peter Cooperengineer, manufacturer, philanthropistBorn: 2/12/1791Birthplace: New York City, N.Y. Having started his career making glue and isinglass, he and two partners began …William Nelson Cromwell Biography
William Nelson CromwelllawyerBorn: 1854Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y. Originally an accountant with the New York law firm of Algernon S. Sullivan, he joined the firm as an attorn…John Perkins Cushing Biography
John Perkins Cushingmerchant, philanthropistBorn: 1787Birthplace: Boston, Mass. At the tender age of 16 he became the head of his uncle's trading company in China, Perkins &…Edward Davy Biography
Edward Davyphysician, scientistBorn: 6/16/1806Birthplace: Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England After studying medicine and beginning a career as a chemist, he became interested in t…Trending
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