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MacVeagh, Lincoln, 1890-1972

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Personal name headingMacVeagh, Lincoln, 1890-1972
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Variant(s)MakVey, Linkoln, 1890-1972
See alsoFounded corporate body of person: Dial Press
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Associated countryUnited States
Associated placeNew York (N.Y.) Greece Iceland South Africa Yugoslavia Portugal Spain
Birth date1890-10-01
Death date1972-01-15
Place of birthNarragansett (R.I. : Town)
Place of deathAdelphi (Md.)
AffiliationHenry Holt and Company
Profession or occupationAmbassadors Diplomats Publishers and publishing Archaeologists
Special noteSubstitute
Found inSismanes, K. Linkoln Mak Vey, henas tourkophilos Amerikanos philellēnas presvys stēn Athēna, 1981?: t.p. (Linkoln Mak Vey)
Wikipedia, search Mar. 14, 2024 (Lincoln MacVeagh (October 1, 1890-January 15, 1972) was a United States soldier, diplomat, businessman, and archaeologist; born in Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island; after World War I, he became a director of Henry Holt and Company, a publishing firm in New York City; in 1923 he left Holt to found the Dial Press; served as United States ambassador to Greece (1933-1941 and 1943-1947), Iceland (1941-1942), South Africa (1942-1943), Yugoslavia (1943-1944), Portugal (1948-1952), and Spain (1952-1953); in Adelphi, Maryland, at the age of 81)
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Associated languageeng