category: BUSINESS
Life stories are listed in order of date of birth.
Astor, John Jacob. Born 1763. (32 pages). A fortune in fur and real estate.
Tudor, Frederic. Born 1783. (46 pages). Ice harvesting entrepreneur.
Smith, William Henry. Born 1792. (10 pages). Creator of W.H.Smith.
Corbett, John. Born 1817. (15 pages). Manufacturer of salt.
Potter, Richard. Born 1817. (10 pages). Investor in timber and railways.
Field, Cyrus. Born 1819. (269 pages). Builder of the first transatlantic cable.
Walbank, William. Born 1840. (13 pages). Boot mender.
Hilger, Otto. Born 1857. (106 pages). Businessman.
Roberts, Owen Owen. Born 1870. (10 pages). Ironmonger and Councillor.
Lubbock, Cecil. Born 1872. (77 pages). Businessman and banker.
Brooks, Henry. Born 1880. (25 pages). Banker.
Mayer, Arthur. Born 1884. (12 pages). Chef.
Rabeneck, Lev. Born 1883. (12 pages). Anglo Russian businessman.
Burton, Montague. Born 1885. (25 pages). Tailoring entrepreneur.
Lewis, John Spedan. Born 1885. (28 pages). Pioneer of employee ownership.
Burns, James. Born 1887. (26 pages). Coal and shipping in South America.
Rabeneck, Charles. Born 1888. (15 pages). Anglo Russian businessman.
Hoffbrand, Philip. Born 1896. (12 pages). Tailor.
Carolin, Joseph. Born 1905. (38 pages). British businessman in South America.
Filaretov, Konstantin. Born 1905. Factory life in early 20th century Russia.
Hobson, John. Born 1910. (26 pages). Founder of an advertising agency.
Luttrell, John. Born 1915. (23 pages). A career in Middle East oil companies.
Van Jeens, Leonard. Born c.1920. (11 pages). Hairdressing entrepreneur.
Clarke, Keith. Born 1930. (10 pages). Life in a metal working company.
Lee, Michael. Born 1932. (40 pages). Manufacturer of research instruments.
Waterstone, Tim. Born 1939. (12 pages). Bookseller.
Perry, Colin. Born 1940. (8 pages). Businessman.
Cox, George. Born 1940. (57 pages). Computers and management.
Gallagher, William. Born 1942. (25 pages). Manufacturing and selling shirts.
Guiducci Ilario. (6 pages). Catering company owner.
Carrington, John. Born 1945. (47 pages). Postal services & mobile phones.
Traversy, Nancy. Born 1960. (20 pages). Children’s book publisher.
Daunt, James. Born 1963. (18 pages). Bookseller.