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Julia Morgan
Julia Morgan Julia Morgan (1872-1957), California's first licensed female architect, designed both institutional buildings and private homes in the San Francisco area. She preferred to use indigenous materials and carefully designed for often topographically difficult sites. Julia Morgan was... Read more |
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Charles Langbridge Morgan
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Junius Spencer Morgan
Junius Spencer Morgan The American banker Junius Spencer Morgan (1813-1890) was a key participant in the credit bridge between America and Britain in the mid-19th century. Junius Spencer Morgan was born on April 14, 1813, in West Springfield, Mass. He grew up in Hartford, Conn., where his... Read more |
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Morgan
Morgan American family of financiers and philanthropists. Junius Spencer Morgan, 1813-90, b. West Springfield, Mass., prospered at investment banking. As a boy he became a dry-goods clerk in Boston; later he entered a brokerage house in New York City. He became a partner in mercantile firms... Read more |
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Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan 1736-1802, American Revolutionary general, b. probably in Hunterdon co., N.J. He moved (c.1753) to Virginia and later served in the French and Indian Wars and several campaigns against Native Americans. In the Revolution, Morgan assumed command of the attack on Quebec (see Quebec... Read more |
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John Hunt Morgan
John Hunt Morgan 1825-64, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Huntsville, Ala. He spent most of his early life in Kentucky. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Morgan joined the Confederates as a cavalry scout, and in 1862 he began the daring raids behind Union lines that were to make... Read more |
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Garrett Morgan
Garrett Morgan 1877-1963 Inventor At a Glance |
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J.P. Morgan Co. Inc
J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated 60 Wall StreetNew York, New York 10260-0060U.S.A.(212) 483-2323Fax: (212) 648-5213Web site: http://www.jpmorgan.com Public Company Incorporated: 1940Employees: 15,674Total Assets: $261.06 billion (1998)Stock Exchanges: New York Amsterdam Frankfurt London... Read more |
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COSSAC
COSSAC, acronym derived from the title Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander, a position held initially by Lt- General Frederick Morgan. It was also commonly used as the name for the organization headed by Morgan.The decision to appoint a chief of staff was taken at the Casablanca... Read more |
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Augustus De Morgan
Augustus De Morgan , 1806-71, English mathematician and logician, b. India. A noted teacher, he was professor of mathematics (1828-31, 1836-66) at University College (now part of the Univ. of London) and a founder and first president (1865) of the London Mathematical Society. Known as a reformer of... Read more |
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