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Babson (surname)
Babson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Frederick Babson, American politician *Henry Babson (1875–1970), American businessman and horse breeder *Janis Babson (1950–1961), Canadian organ transplant donor *Marian Babson, pseudonym of Ruth Stenstreem, British writer *Roger Babson Roger Ward Babson (July 6, 1875 – March 5, 1967) was an American entrepreneur, economist, and business theorist in the first half of the 20th century. He is best remembered for founding Babson College. He also founded Webber College, now Webber ... (1875–1967), American businessman * Samuel Babson Fuld (born 1981), American baseball player and general manager {{surname, Babson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Babson
Frederick Augustus Babson, Jr. (July 9, 1930 – September 17, 1999) was an attorney and politician from Fairfax County, Virginia who was the inaugural holder of the position of chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, a job he held from 1968 to 1970. Babson came to the area in 1958 to work for Turney & Turney, a law firm in Washington, D.C. In June 1960, Babson was appointed by the Fairfax County board of supervisors to coordinate the county's defense against the City of Falls Church, which sought to annex roughly 4.5 square miles of the county. After several months gathering evidence to fight the suit, Babson resigned in February 1961 to return to private practice with what was now the law firm of Turney, Major, Markham and Sherfy. In 1963, Babson was elected to the Falls Church District seat on the Fairfax County board of supervisors, defeating incumbent Republican Robert C. Cotten. In January 1966, he was elected chairman of the board by his fellow supervisors. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Babson
Henry B. Babson (December 1, 1875 – October, 1970) was an American entrepreneur, investor in phonograph technology, and notable horse breeding, breeder of Arabian horses. He moved to Chicago at the age of 17 at the urging of inventor Leon Douglass.Gracyk, Tim. "Leon F. Douglass: Inventor and Victor's First Vice-President" web site accessed July 6, 2007 at http://www.gracyk.com/leon.shtml While working at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, better known as the Chicago World Fair, Babson first encountered purebred Arabian horses brought from the Middle East for exhibition, and decided that some day he would own such horses for himself.Schofler, Patti. "Babson Arabians." ''Modern Arabian Horse,'' June/July 2007, pp. 83–86. Though Babson himself was not an inventor, he became wealthy by selling innovative products, particularly the Victor Talking Machine Company, Victor Phonograph, and was acquainted with inventors such as Thomas Edison. He made many successful busine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janis Babson
Janis Anne Babson (September 9, 1950 – May 12, 1961) was a Canadian girl who received posthumous acclaim with the donation of her corneas for transplant after her death from leukemia at the age of 10. Her story was reported in a newspaper article syndicated across Canada, inspiring two books and other memorials. When Janis died of leukemia in 1961, corneal transplantation was a relatively unknown procedure. Although parents who lose young children frequently donate some of their organs to others, Janis's bequest was significant because the donation of her eyes at her death was her own idea, and it inspired many other people—across Canada and elsewhere—to become cornea donors as well. White Cane Week Janis happened to see a television program sponsored by an eye bank after watching ''National Velvet'', a program she loved because of her passion for horses. When her youngest brother fell asleep on her lap, she did not want to wake him and remained in front of the televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marian Babson
Marian Babson was the pseudonym of American mystery writer Ruth Marian Stenstreem, born in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1929. She died in 2017. She lived most her life in London, England. Babson's books are usually under two hundred pages and often involve cats. Her publisher's tagline for her is "Murder Most British". She was awarded the Crime Writers' Association The Crime Writers' Association (CWA) is a specialist authors’ organisation in the United Kingdom, most notable for its Dagger awards for the best crime writing of the year, and the Diamond Dagger awarded to an author for lifetime achievement. T ... "Dagger in the Library" award in 1996 for her body of work. She is also an Agatha Award winner. Bibliography *''Cover Up Story'', 1971 *''Murder at the Cat Show'', 1972. Also released as ''Murder on Show''. *''Pretty Lady'', 1973 *''The Stalking Lamb'', 1974 *''Unfair Exchange'', 1974 *''Murder Sails at Midnight'', 1975 *''There Must be Some Mistake'', 1975 *''Untimely Guest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Babson
Roger Ward Babson (July 6, 1875 – March 5, 1967) was an American entrepreneur, economist, and business theorist in the first half of the 20th century. He is best remembered for founding Babson College. He also founded Webber College, now Webber International University, in Babson Park, Florida, and the defunct Utopia College, in Eureka, Kansas. Babson was born to Nathaniel Babson and his wife Ellen Stearns as part of the 10th generation of Babsons to live in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Roger attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked for investment firms before founding Babson's Statistical Organization (1904), which analyzed stocks and business reports; it continues today as Babson-United, Inc. On March 29, 1900, Babson married his first wife, Grace Margaret Knight, who died in 1956. In 1957, he married Nona M. Dougherty, who died in 1963. Babson died in 1967. Work on financial theory Babson's success as an investor was based on unorthodox views of the opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
