British newsagentBorn: 1792 He got his start selling newspapers in his father's business in 1812 with his brother Henry Edward. They moved beyond their father's Strand shop using railways and fast…
ironmaster, glassmakerBorn: 5/13/1729 Birthplace: Cologne, Germany He emigrated to Philadelphia in 1750, and established iron forges in Lancaster and Berks Counties, Pennsylvania. Profits from the…
zoologistBorn: 1867Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Although he held a doctorate from the University of Chicago, zoologist Charles Henry Turner chose to teach at high schools so he could devote more…
economist, publisherBorn: 12/15/1793Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. Having foregone college to get an early start in his father's publishing business, he became a partner by age 24. He educated…
Born: 2/9/1773Birthplace: Charles City County, Va. William Henry Harrison was born in Charles City County, Va., on Feb. 9, 1773. Joining the army in 1791, he was active in Indian fighting in the…
Born: 1866Birthplace: Belleville, Ontario Process of extracting bromine—Dow invented an entirely new method of extracting bromine from underground brine. (1983)Died: 1930
Royal Biographies:Prince Henry by David Johnson RELATED LINKS Royal Family TreeQueen Elizabeth IIPrince CharlesPrince William Known as Harry, Prince Henry Charles…
businessman, museum founderBorn: 1880Birthplace: Winterthur, Del. Armed with his Harvard B.A. he became a director of the family's chemical business, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., from 1915–…
chemistBorn: 5/29/1914Birthplace: Mexia, Tex. Initially planning to enter medical school, Henry McBay decided instead to study chemistry, earning a B.S. degree in 1934 from Wiley University, a…
Born: 9/16/1950Birthplace: Keyser, W.Va.writer, critic, educator, activist Gates has used his position as one of the country's preeminent Black scholars to promote his theory of education reform,…
