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19th-century businesspersons

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Adrienne MonnierAuthor · BooksAdrienne Monnier (26 April 1892 – 19 June 1955) was a French bookseller, writer, and publisher, and an influential figure in the modernist writing scene in Paris, in the 1920s and 1930s.
Alex Faickney OsbornAuthor · BooksAlex Faickney Osborn (May 24, 1888 – May 5, 1966) was an American advertising executive and the author of the creativity technique named brainstorming.
Alexander MackenzieAuthor · BooksAlexander Mackenzie (January 28, 1822 – April 17, 1892) was a Scottish-Canadian stonemason and politician who served as the second prime minister of Canada from 1873 to 1878.
Alice Elizabeth AndersonDesigner · Modern designAlice Elizabeth Anderson (8 June 1897 – 17 September 1926) was an Australian businesswoman, garage proprietor, designer, industrial/product designer, and mechanic.
Anne de Rochechouart de MortemartAuthor · BooksAnne de Rochechouart (Marie Adrienne Anne Victurnienne Clémentine; 10 February 1847 – 3 February 1933), was a wealthy French aristocrat.
Anton StraussDesigner · DesignAnton Strauss (1858, Kamianka -?) was a mining engineer, inventor, partner of the famous architect Vladislav Gorodetsky, an entrepreneur, Kiev Yacht Club commodore, actual state councilor.
Arturo Soria y MataDesigner · DesignArturo Soria y Mata (1844–1920) was an internationally important Spanish urban planner whose work remains highly inspirational today.
Bernard NatanPerson · Film memorabiliaBernard Natan (born Natan Tannenzaft; 14 July 1886 – 1942 or 1943) was a French-Romanian film entrepreneur, director and actor of the 1920s and 1930s.
Buffalo BillAuthor · BooksWilliam Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), better known as Buffalo Bill, was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman.
C. A. RosettiAuthor · BooksConstantin Alexandru Rosetti (konstanˈtin alekˈsandru roˈseti; 2 June 1816 – 8 April 1885) was a Romanian literary and political leader, born in Bucharest into the princely Rosetti family.
C. D. HoweArtist · PaintingsClarence Decatur Howe (15 January 1886 – 31 December 1960) was an American-born Canadian engineer, businessman and Liberal Party politician.
Charles Francis Adams Jr.Author · BooksCharles Francis Adams Jr. (May 27, 1835 – March 20, 1915) was an American author, historian, and railroad and park commissioner who served as the president of the Union Pacific Railroad…
Charles PathéPerson · Film memorabiliaCharles Morand Pathé (French: [pate]; 26 December 1863 – 25 December 1957) was a pioneer of the French film and recording industries.
Christian HedemannPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Christian Hedemann
Christian ThamsDesigner · DesignIllustration — Christian Thams
Cristóbal BalenciagaDesigner · FashionCristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre (Spanish: [kɾisˈtoβal βalenˈθjaɣa ejθaˈɣire]; Basque: Cristobal Balentziaga Eizagirre [kɾis̺toβal βalents̻i.aɣa eis̻aɣire];
Daniel McCallumDesigner · DesignDaniel Craig McCallum (January 21, 1815 – December 27, 1878) was a Scottish-born American railroad engineer, general manager of the New York and Erie Railroad and Union Brevet Major General…
Dimitrios VikelasAuthor · BooksDemetrios Vikelas (Greek: Δημήτριος Βικέλας [viˈcelas]; 15 February 1835 – 20 July 1908) was a Greek businessman and writer;
Douglas FairbanksPerson · Film memorabiliaDouglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor and filmmaker best known for being the first actor to play the masked…
Earnest AnderssonPhotographer · PhotographyErnest Anderson (disambiguation)Ernest Anderson
Edward MoggAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Mogg's Handbook for Railway Travellers, 1840
Edward StratemeyerAuthor · BooksEdward Stratemeyer (October 4, 1862 – May 10, 1930) was an American publisher, writer of children's fiction and founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate.
Félix Benítez RexachArtist · Paintings
Fleeming JenkinAuthor · BooksHenry Charles Fleeming Jenkin FRS FRSE (25 March 1833 – 12 June 1885) was a British engineer, inventor, economist, linguist, actor and dramatist known as the inventor of the cable car or…
Francisco I. MaderoAuthor · BooksFrancisco Ignacio Madero González (fɾanˈsisko jɣˈnasjo maˈðeɾo ɣonˈsales; 30 October 1873 – 22 February 1913) was a Mexican businessman, revolutionary, writer, politician, and statesman who…
Frank L. MelineDesigner · DesignFrank L. Meline (August 5, 1875 – August 17, 1944) was an American real estate developer and architect who worked extensively in subdivisions and constructed more than 1,000 houses in…
George Washington WilsonPhotographer · PhotographyGeorge Washington Wilson (7 February 1823 – 9 March 1893) was a pioneering Scottish photographer.
Giulio RicordiArtist · PaintingsGiulio Ricordi (19 December 1840 – 6 June 1912) was an Italian editor and musician who joined the family firm, the Casa Ricordi music publishing house, in 1863, then run by his father,…
Harry FischelDesigner · DesignIllustration — Fischel c.
Henri Dupuy de LômeDesigner · DesignStanislas Charles Henri Dupuy de Lôme (stanislɑ ʃaʁl ɑ̃ʁi dypɥij d(ə) lom; 15 October 18161 February 1885) was a French naval architect.
Henry Herbert CollierDesigner · Modern designHenry Herbert Collier (1859–1926) was one of the first British motorcycle designers, inventor and founder of the Matchless Motorcycle Company.
Herbert HooverAuthor · BooksHerbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933.
Horace GreeleyAuthor · BooksHorace Greeley (February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872) was an American newspaper editor and publisher who was the founder and editor of the New-York Tribune.
Jean PatouDesigner · FashionJean Patou (27 September 1880 – 8 March 1936) was a French fashion designer, and founder of the Jean Patou brand.
Jeanne LanvinDesigner · FashionJeanne-Marie Lanvin (lang; 1 January 1867 – 6 July 1946) was a French haute couture fashion designer. She founded the Lanvin fashion house and the beauty and perfume company Lanvin Parfums.
John Augustus RoeblingDesigner · DesignJohn Augustus Roebling (born Johann August Röbling; June 12, 1806 – July 22, 1869) was a German-born American civil engineer.
José Ortiz-EchagüePhotographer · PhotographyJosé Ortiz-Echagüe (2 August 1886 in Guadalajara – 7 September 1980 in Madrid) was a Spanish entrepreneur, industrial and military engineer, pilot and photographer, founder of…
Julie VieusseuxArtist · PaintingsJulie Elizabeth Agnes Vieusseux (Matthieu; 4 August 1818 – 11 March 1878) was an Australian painter and educator.
Lillian Moller GilbrethAuthor · BooksLillian Evelyn Gilbreth (Moller; May 24, 1878 – January 2, 1972) was an American psychologist, industrial engineer, consultant, and educator who was an early pioneer in applying psychology…
Louis RéardDesigner · FashionLouis Réard (10 October 1896 – 16 September 1984) was a French automobile engineer and fashion designer who introduced the modern two-piece bikini in July 1946.
Louis VuittonDesigner · FashionLouis Vuitton (4 August 1821 – 27 February 1892) was a French malletier and businessman. He was the founder of the Louis Vuitton brand of leather goods now owned by LVMH.
Madhusudan DasAuthor · BooksMadhusudan Das (28 April 1848 – 4 February 1934) was an Indian lawyer and social reformer, who founded Utkal Sammilani in 1903 to campaign for the unification of Odisha along with its…
Makuzu KozanArtist · CeramicsIllustration — Miyagawa Kōzan I
Mary Parker FollettAuthor · BooksMary Parker Follett (3 September 1868 – 18 December 1933) was an American social thinker, management consultant, social worker, political scientist, philosopher and pioneer in the fields of…
Mary PickfordPerson · Film memorabiliaGladys Louise Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), baptised as Gladys Marie Smith, known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian American film actress and producer.
Minna CanthAuthor · BooksMinna Canth (born Ulrika Wilhelmina Johnson; 19 March 1844 – 12 May 1897) was a Finnish writer and social activist.
Mitrofan BelyayevPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Mitrofan Belyayev c.
Paul J. RaineyPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Photograph and signature of Paul J Rainey
Percival LowellAuthor · BooksPercival Lowell (March 13, 1855 – November 12, 1916) was an American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were canals on Mars, and furthered…
Ragnar SohlmanDesigner · DesignRagnar Sohlman (26 February 1870 – 9 July 1948) was a Swedish chemical engineer, manager, civil servant, and creator of the Nobel Foundation.
Raymond MaysAuthor · BooksIllustration — Mays racing a plane at Skegness Sands, 1923
Richard BeardPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — 1841 Daguerreotype of Wendell Phillips by Richard Beard
Richard CobdenAuthor · BooksRichard Cobden (3 June 1804 – 2 April 1865) was a British Radical and Liberal politician, manufacturer, and a campaigner for free trade and peace.
Robert Michael BallantyneArtist · PaintingsRobert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish author of juvenile fiction, who wrote more than a hundred books.
Shinzō FukuharaPhotographer · PhotographyJuly 25, 1883 – November 4, 1948 was a Japanese photographer.
Sidney Bernstein, Baron BernsteinPerson · Film memorabiliaSidney Lewis Bernstein, Baron Bernstein (30 January 1899 – 5 February 1993) was a British businessman and media executive who was the founding chairman of the London-based Granada Group and…
Thomas AndrewsDesigner · Modern designThomas Andrews Jr. (7 February 1873 – 15 April 1912) was a British businessman and shipbuilder, who was managing director and head of the drafting department of the shipbuilding company…
Thomas BrasseyDesigner · DesignThomas Brassey (7 November 18058 December 1870) was an English civil engineering contractor and manufacturer of building materials who was responsible for building much of the world's…
V. O. Chidambaram PillaiAuthor · BooksValliappan Olaganathan Chidambaram Pillai (5 September 1872 - 18 November 1936) was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, businessman, Tamil scholar, and politician.
Vera KomissarzhevskayaAuthor · BooksVera Fyodorovna Komissarzhevskaya (8 November 1864 – 23 February 1910) was a Russian actress and theatre manager.
Wilhelm KeilhauAuthor · BooksWilhelm Christian Ottesen Keilhau (30 July 1888 – 9 June 1954) was a Norwegian historian and economist.
William Delbert GannAuthor · BooksWilliam Delbert Gann (June 6, 1878 – June 18, 1955) or WD Gann, was a finance trader who developed securities trading technical analysis methods.
William NotmanPhotographer · PhotographyWilliam Notman (8 March 1826 – 25 November 1891) was a Scottish-Canadian photographer and businessman.

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