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Miser (other)
A miser is a person who is reluctant to spend money, sometimes to the point of forgoing even basic comforts and some necessities, in order to hoard money or other possessions. Although the word is sometimes used loosely to characterise anyone who is mean with their money, if such behaviour is not accompanied by taking delight in what is saved, it is not properly miserly. Misers as a type have been a perennial object of popular fascination and a fruitful source for writers and artists in many cultures. Accounting for misers One attempt to account for miserly behaviour was Sigmund Freud's theory of anal retentiveness, attributing the development of miserly behaviour to toilet training in childhood, although this explanation is not accepted by modern evidence-based psychology. In the Christian West the attitude to those whose interest centred on gathering money has been coloured by the teachings of the Church. From its point of view, both the miser and the usurer were guilty of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piccinni L'Avaro
Piccinni is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Niccolò Piccinni (1728–1800), Italian composer **Teatro Piccinni, Italian theater in Bari, Apulia *Louis Alexandre Piccinni (1779–1850), Italian-French composer, grandson of Niccolò Notable people with the surname Piccini include: *Augusto Piccini (1854-1905), Italian chemist *Isabella Piccini (1664–1732), Italian nun and artist *Achille Piccini (1911–1995), Italian football player *Cristiano Piccini (born 1992), Italian footballer right back with Spanish club Valencia *Teresa Piccini, Mexican ten-pin bowler who competed at the 2006 AMF World Cup *David Piccini, Canadian politician elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 2018 See also *Picinae#Systematics, Picini, tribe of American woodpeckers of the subfamily Picinae * {{surname Italian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooper Dancer
Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to: * Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels Arts and entertainment * Cooper (producers), alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads * Cooper (video game character), in ''Dino Crisis'' * "Cooper", a song by Roxette from the 1999 album ''Have a Nice Day'' * The Cooper Brothers, Canadian southern rock band Businesses and organisations * Cooper (company), an American user experience design and business strategy consulting firm * Cooper Canada, defunct sporting goods manufacturer * Cooper Car Company, British car company **Mini Cooper, the name of several cars * Cooper Chemical Company, an American chemical manufacturer * The Cooper Companies, an American medical device company * Cooper Enterprises, Canadian boat builder ** Cooper 353, Canadian sailboat ** Cooper 416, Canadian sailboat * Cooper Firearms of Montana, an American firearms manufacturer * Cooper Foundation, an American charitable and educati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hetty Green
Hetty Green (November 21, 1834 – July 3, 1916), nicknamed the Witch of Wall Street, was an American businesswoman and financier known as "the richest woman in America" during the Gilded Age. She was named by the '' Guinness Book of World Records'' the "greatest miser". Despite her wealth, she was a renowned cheapskate, refusing to buy expensive clothes or pay for hot water, and wearing a single dress that was only replaced when it was worn out. She amassed a fortune as a financier at a time when nearly all major financiers were men. After her death, ''The New York Times'' wrote, "It was the fact that Mrs. Green was a woman that made her career the subject of endless curiosity, comment and astonishment." Birth and early years Henrietta ("Hetty") Howland Robinson was born in 1834 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the daughter of Edward Mott Robinson and Abby Howland, the richest whaling family in the city. Her family members were Quakers who owned a large whaling fleet and also pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intestate
Intestacy is the condition of the estate of a person who dies without having in force a valid will or other binding declaration. Alternatively this may also apply where a will or declaration has been made, but only applies to part of the estate; the remaining estate forms the "intestate estate". Intestacy law, also referred to as the law of descent and distribution, refers to the body of law (statutory and case law) that determines who is entitled to the property from the estate under the rules of inheritance. History and the common law Intestacy has a limited application in those jurisdictions that follow civil law or Roman law because the concept of a will is itself less important; the doctrine of forced heirship automatically gives a deceased person's next-of-kin title to a large part (forced estate) of the estate's property by operation of law, beyond the power of the deceased person to defeat or exceed by testamentary gift. A forced share (or legitime) can often only be d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margery Jackson
Margery Jackson (January 1722 – 10 February 1812) was a British Landlord, landlady in Carlisle, Cumberland. She was the daughter of a wealthy cloth merchant who was the mayor of Carlisle. In her latter years, following a fifteen-year Lawsuit, legal dispute in the Court of Chancery over the execution of her father's and brother's wills, she returned from London to Carlisle in possession of the family fortune. She was then 69 years old and a spinster. Thereafter, while living like a Pauperism, pauper in the family townhouse (Great Britain), townhouse on Carlisle's market square, Jackson accrued a box of gold in rent from her properties. She became a local character, well-known for her miserly behaviour, her drinking, swearing and forthright speech, and her hidden riches, leading her to be nicknamed the Carlisle Miser. She was kind to her horses and dogs. In spite of her reclusive lifestyle, she had a friend in her financial advisor, Joseph Bowman of Botcherby, who took her into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
