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19th-century publishers (people) (9 C, 28 P) T. 19th-century theatre managers (2 C, 65 P) Pages in category "19th-century businesspeople" The following 3 pages are in ...
In the 19th century, a captain of industry was a business leader whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributed positively to the country in some way. This may have been through increased productivity, expansion of markets, providing more jobs, or acts of philanthropy . [ 2 ]
The 19th century saw rapid technological development with a wide range of new inventions. This led Great Britain to become the foremost industrial and trading nation of the time. [ 70 ] Historians have characterised the mid-Victorian era (1850–1870) as Britain's 'Golden Years', [ 71 ] [ 72 ] with national income per person increasing by half.
19th-century American theatre managers (27 P) Pages in category "19th-century American businesspeople" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,816 total.
19th-century British publishers (people) (3 C, 47 P) T. ... Pages in category "19th-century British businesspeople" The following 200 pages are in this category, out ...
Business history is a historiographical field which examines the history of firms, business methods, government regulation and the effects of business on society. It also includes biographies of individual firms, executives , and entrepreneurs .
19th-century English merchants (26 P) Pages in category "19th-century English businesspeople" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,179 total.
Chicago in the United States and Melbourne in Australia were non-existent in the earliest decades but grew to become the 2nd largest cities in the United States and British Empire respectively by the end of the century. In the 19th century, approximately 70 million people left Europe, with most migrating to the United States. [10]