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James Buchanan Duke (December 23, 1856 – October 10, 1925) was an American tobacco and electric power industrialist best known for the introduction of modern cigarette manufacture and marketing, and his involvement with Duke University. He was the founder of the American Tobacco Company in 1890.
15 de nov. de 2012 · Jordan Goodman, autor do livro Tabaco na História disse que, como historiador, ele teve o cuidado de não apontar o dedo a nenhum indivíduo, "mas na história do tabaco eu me sinto confiante em dizer que James Buchanan Duke - conhecido como Buck Duke - foi responsável pelo fenômeno do século 20 conhecido como cigarro".
18 de ago. de 2020 · Da BBC. Atualizado em 15 de novembro, 2012 - 12:23 (Brasília) 14:23 GMT. James Buchanan Duke modernizou a indústria tabagista, com máquinas e marketing. Ele parece pequeno e inofensivo –...
James Buchanan Duke (born Dec. 23, 1856, Durham, N.C., U.S.—died Oct. 10, 1925, New York, N.Y.) was an American tobacco magnate and philanthropist. The son of Washington Duke, who had entered the tobacco business after the American Civil War, James entered the family business with his brother Benjamin (1855–1929).
View a timeline of James Buchanan Duke's life. James Buchanan Duke was born near Durham, North Carolina on December 23, 1856 to Washington Duke and his second wife, Artelia Roney Duke. James B. Duke received an intermittent education in local academies.
James Buchanan Duke 1856–1925. James B. Duke dies unexpectedly on October 10, 1925, after suffering from pernicious anemia, a disease for which there was no known cure at the time. He would have been 69 years old on December 23. In his will, he leaves the Endowment an additional $67 million. Photo courtesy of Duke University Archives.
29 de mai. de 2018 · James Buchanan Duke (1856 – 1925) was a driving force in the development of the U.S. tobacco industry. Through innovative marketing and production techniques Duke popularized cigarettes in the United States and abroad. He also made his mark in the electric power and textile industries.
