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William Rand studied medicine at the University of Louvain. [2] It has been suggested also, by Charles Webster, that he was a Cambridge graduate, and son of the apothecary James Rand, matching him rather tentatively to the William Rand who matriculated at Catharine Hall, Cambridge in 1633; [ 3 ] this Rand studied at the University of Leiden ...
William H. Rand. William H. Rand. William Henry Rand (May 2, 1828 – June 20, 1915) was an American printer and co-founder of the Rand McNally publishing company. He was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, and as a young man was an apprentice at his brothers' print shop in Boston. He was enticed west in September 1849, by the California Gold Rush.
The RAND Corporation is an American nonprofit global policy think tank, [1] research institute, and public sector consulting firm. RAND Corporation engages in research and development (R&D) in a number of fields and industries. Since the 1950s, RAND research has helped inform United States policy decisions on a wide variety of issues, including ...
In 1856, William H. Rand opened a printing shop in Chicago and two years later hired a newly arrived Irish immigrant, Andrew McNally, to work in his shop.The shop did big business with the forerunner of the Chicago Tribune, and in 1859 Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune ' s entire printing operation.
William Rand may refer to: William Rand (physician) (fl. 1650–1660), English medical reformer. William Rand (athlete) (1886–1981), competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. William H. Rand (1828–1915), American publisher, co-founder of Rand McNally. Willian Rand, a pseudonym of the American writer William Roos (1911–1987) Category: Human ...
The Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School (Pardee RAND) is a private graduate school associated with the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California. The school offers doctoral studies in policy analysis and practical experience working on RAND research projects to solve current public policy problems. Its campus is co-located with the RAND ...
Sarah Graham Kenan was born on February 17, 1876, in Wilmington, North Carolina, to William Rand Kenan, Sr. and Mary Hargrave Kenan. [1] Her father, a Civil War veteran, businessman, white supremacist, and trustee of the University of North Carolina, participated in the Wilmington insurrection of 1898.
William Rand Kenan Jr. was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, on April 30, 1872, [2] son of William Rand Kenan (1845–1903) and Mary Hargrave. His father, who became a trustee of the University of North Carolina, was a Civil War veteran, customs collector, life insurance agent, and wholesale merchant. [3]