Alexander Wallace Dreyfoos, Jr. (1932- ) was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Business School. In 1963 Dreyfoos co-founded Photo…
Otto B. "Buz" DiVosta, Jr. (1934- ) was born in Stamford, Connecticut, and moved to south Florida with his family when he was twelve. At twenty, DiVosta married Betty J.…
de Hoernle, Count and Countess
Count (1903-1998) and Countess (1912-2016) de Hoernle both emigrated from Germany to New York in their youth. Adolph, Count de Hoernle, came alone from Pforzheim in…
Arthur Vining Davis (1867-1962) was born a minister's son in Massachusetts, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Amherst College in 1888. His minister-father found him a job with the…
Edward Riley "E. R." Bradley (1859-1946) was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the oldest child of Hugh Bradley, an Irish steelworker, and Mary "Mollie" Riley.At fourteen, his adventurous spirit led him…
Anders Sorenson "A.S." Andersen (1890-1953) was known to his friends as "Captain" Andersen due to his love and lifelong connection with the sea.Captain Andersen, the son of [Rasmus or Rufus]…