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    Joseph Seligman (November 22, 1819 – April 25, 1880) was an American banker and businessman who founded J. & W. Seligman & Co. He was the patriarch of...
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    Elias Peter Seligman (/ˈsɛlɪɡmən/; born August 12, 1942) is an American psychologist, educator, and author of self-help books. Seligman is a strong promoter...
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    the 2010 census. The town is named after Joseph Seligman, a prominent 19th-century businessman. The name Seligman (זעליגמאן, זעליקמאן) is of Yiddish derivation...
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  • operates a series of mutual funds. The firm was founded by Joseph Seligman and his brother James Seligman in New York in 1846 as an importing house, with their...
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    Economics Association. Edwin Seligman was born April 25, 1861, in New York City, the son of the banker Joseph Seligman. His family was Jewish. He was...
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    years as lieutenant colonel in the 72nd New York Infantry Regiment; Joseph Seligman had to resign as a member of the board of directors, as he was increasingly...
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    (railroads) – Florida A. S. W. Rosenbach (antique bookdealer) – Philadelphia Joseph Seligman (banking) – New York John D. Spreckels (water transport, railroads...
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    numerous letters to Congress and urging patrons such as Simon Cameron and Joseph Seligman to petition on her behalf. She insisted that she deserved a pension...
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  • (perfume), Sweden John D. Rockefeller (oil), U.S. Joseph Rowntree (confectionery), UK Joseph Seligman (banking), U.S. Eugene Sharrer (plantations, retail...
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    of Seligman & Hellman in New Orleans, he joined the New York branch, of which he became head in 1885, on the death of his father Joseph Seligman and...
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