Lipton, Thomas Johnstone, Sir, 1850-1931

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
ליפטון, תומאס, 1850-1931
Name (Latin)
Lipton, Thomas Johnstone, Sir, 1850-1931
Other forms of name
Lipton, Thomas J., 1850-1931
Date of birth
1850-05-10
Date of death
1931-10-02
Field of activity
Tea trade
Yachting
Occupation
Merchants
Baronetage
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 57668439
Wikidata: Q506188
Library of congress: no 98092930
Sources of Information
  • Simpson, Richard V. Thomas J. Lipton's America's Cup campaigns, 2015:title page (Thomas J. Lipton) page 11 (In 1899 a new contender issued a challenge and a series of five yacht races over thirty years established a new chapter of sportsmanship; those are the Shamrock challenges of Sir Thomas J. Lipton)
  • The man who invented himself, 1988:t.p. (Sir Thomas Lipton) p. 9 (Thomas Johnstone Lipton, Baronet)
  • Britannica, c1997(Lipton, Sir Thomas Johnstone, 1st Baronet; b. May 10, 1850 in Glasgow; d. Oct. 2, 1931 in London; British merchant who built the Lipton tea empire and also won fame as a yachtsman)