Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831
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Name (Latin)
Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831
Other forms of name
Girard, Étienne, 1750-1831
Date of birth
1750-05-20
Date of death
1831-12-26
Associated country
France
United States
Field of activity
Banks and banking
philanthropy
Occupation
Bankers
Philanthropists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Wikipedia, viewed 1 August 2018::Stephen Girard (May 20, 1750-December 26, 1831; born Étienne Girard, Bordeaux, France; naturalized American; philanthropist; banker; personally saved the U.S. government from financial collapse during the War of 1812; estimated to have been the fourth richest American of all time; adopted home of Philadelphia)
- Girard almanac, for the year of our Lord ... 1835:p. 17 (Extract from the life of Stephen Girard: ... alternating between the profession of captain and merchant)