Rose Markward Knoxfood products manufacturerBorn: 1857Birthplace: Mansfield, Ohio She and her husband formed the Knox Gelatin Company, but it was she who ran it after his death in 1908 and…
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Harvey LeibensteineconomistBorn: 1922Birthplace: Yanishpol, Ukraine, U.S.S.R. Having emigrated to Canada as a child, he attended Northwestern University to study economics then went on to…
William Hesketh Lever(1st Viscount Leverhulme of the Western Isles)soap-maker, philanthropistBorn: 9/19/1851Birthplace: Bolton, Greater Manchester, England Lever and his brother, James Darcy…
William J. Levitthousing developerBorn: 2/11/1907Birthplace: New York City Levitt formed a construction company in 1929 with his brother, who focused on the architectural details, and his…
Daniel K. Ludwigshipping magnateBorn: 6/24/1897Birthplace: South Haven, Mich. He went into business for himself at 19, he continuously upgraded and improved the services he offered until…
Harry Max MarkowitzeconomistBorn: 8/24/1927Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Nobel Laureate economist who pioneered the idea of a “portfolio” that investors could use to minimize their risks. The…
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Robert Maxwell(Jan Ludvik Hoch)publisher, media mogulBorn: 6/10/1923Birthplace: Slatinske Dòly, Czech Republic He fled the Nazi invasion of Czecholovakia in 1939 and settled in Britain,…
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