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Saul Phillip Steinberg (August 13, 1939 – December 7, 2012) [1] was an American businessman and financier. He became a millionaire before his 30th birthday and a billionaire before his 40th birthday. [ 2 ]
As Leasco grew, Steinberg sought to diversify the company. In 1968 Leasco bought 91% of Reliance Insurance Company and its subsidiaries (Steinberg bought the balance of the company in the winter of 1981). A year later in 1969 Steinberg attempted to take over the $9 billion Chemical Bank, then one of the nation's largest financial institutions. [8]
John Jacob Astor IV (1864–1912) – businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War, who was a passenger on the RMS Titanic and chose to remain on the ship when it sank [9] Vincent Astor (1891–1959) – businessman, philanthropist, and member of the prominent Astor family [10]
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Steinberg claimed that during negotiations, Maxwell falsely stated that a subsidiary responsible for publishing encyclopedias was extremely profitable. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] At the same time, Pergamon had been forced to reduce its profit forecasts for 1969 from £2.5 million to £2.05 million during the period of negotiations, and dealing in Pergamon ...
Saul Steinberg (June 15, 1914, Rm. Sărat, Romania – May 12, 1999, New York City) [1] [2] was a Romanian-born American artist, best known for his work for The New Yorker, most notably View of the World from 9th Avenue. He described himself as "a writer who draws".
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Saul Steinberg created 85 covers and 642 internal drawings and illustrations for The New Yorker, [2] including its March 29, 1976, cover, titled "View of the World from 9th Avenue". [3] This is regarded as his most famous work.