LC control no. | n 79091869 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | MacVeagh, Lincoln, 1890-1972 |
Variant(s) | MakVey, Linkoln, 1890-1972 |
See also | Founded corporate body of person: Dial Press |
Associated country | United States |
Associated place | New York (N.Y.) Greece Iceland South Africa Yugoslavia Portugal Spain |
Birth date | 1890-10-01 |
Death date | 1972-01-15 |
Place of birth | Narragansett (R.I. : Town) |
Place of death | Adelphi (Md.) |
Affiliation | Henry Holt and Company |
Profession or occupation | Ambassadors Diplomats Publishers and publishing Archaeologists |
Special note | Substitute |
Found in | Sismanes, 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) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_MacVeagh> |
Associated language | eng |