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Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831

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Personal name headingGirard, Stephen, 1750-1831
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Variant(s)Girard, Étienne, 1750-1831
Associated countryFrance United States
LocatedPhiladelphia (Pa.)
Birth date1750-05-20
Death date1831-12-26
Place of birthBordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France)
Field of activityBanks and banking
Philanthropy
Profession or occupationBankers Philanthropists
Found inGirard 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)
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)
Associated languageeng