Lillian Evelyn Gilbreth(Lillian Evelyn Moller)consulting engineer, household efficiency expertBorn: 5/24/1878Birthplace: Oakland, Calif. Trained as a psychologist, she collaborated with her…
Isaac GimbelretailerBorn: 1857Birthplace: Vincennes, Ind. Began working in his father's retailing enterprise at age 13. With his seven brothers, formed the Gimbel Brothers chain of stores in…
Stephen Girardmerchant, financier, philanthropistBorn: 5/20/1750Birthplace: Bordeaux, France He captained ships and settled in Philadelphia in 1776 to become a successful merchant and…
Anson Conger Goodyearindustrialist, art collectorBorn: 1877Birthplace: Buffalo, N.Y. Having graduated from Yale in 1899, he began working in his family's lumber business, becoming president…
Charles Goodyear
inventor of vulcanized rubber
Born: 12/29/1800
Birthplace: New Haven, Conn.
Early failures in business led him to carry on his experiments into finding a way to prevent rubber…
Simon Guggenheimbusiness executive, philanthropistBorn: 1867Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. One of seven sons of Meyer Guggenheim, he worked with his brothers in the family's mining and metal…
Solomon Robert Guggenheimbusiness executive, art collectorBorn: 1861Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. After studying in Zurich, he became a partner in the Swiss needlework importing business…
Thomas Guypublisher, philanthropistBorn: 1644Birthplace: London Having begun his career in 1668 as a bookseller, he made a huge fortune printing Bibles. He is best remembered for his…
Walter A. Haasbusiness executiveBorn: 5/11/1889Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif. Haas began his lifelong affiliation with Levi Strauss & Co. in 1914 when he married the grand-niece of its…
Armand Hammerindustrialist, art collector, philanthropistBorn: 5/21/1898Birthplace: New York City As the son of a Russian immigrant and doctor, Hammer in many respects followed in his father…
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