In this post: a steel-magnate (Elbert Henry Gary), an inventor (Alexander Graham Bell), a clothier and philanthropist (Julius Rosenwald), a lawyer, lecturer and writer (Stuart Austin Wier) and an author of a million-seller (Napoleon Hill and “Think and Grow Rich”)
Four gentlemen from Napoleon Hill’s list in the Author’s Preface of “Think and Grow Rich”. Enjoy their interesting short-bios.
Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 1
Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 2
Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 3
Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 4
Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 5
Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 6
Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 7
Elbert Henry Gary
ELBERT HENRY GARY (* October 8, 1846 in Wheaton, Illinois; † August 15, 1927 in New York City) was an American lawyer, county judge and businessman. He was key founder and chief organizer of the U.S. Steel Corporation. Elbert H. Gary was an authority on corporate law and became president of Federal Steel Co., Chicago, in 1898. By 1901, Federal Steel Co. merged with other companies to become America’s first billion-dollar corporation, U.S. Steel Corp.. Elbert H. Gary became chairman of the board of directors and remained in this position for 26 years until his death at the age of 82. Even though he was a strict opponent of unions, he promoted profit sharing, higher wages and better working conditions.
Elbert H. Gary is being mentioned four times by Napoleon Hill in “Think and Grow Rich”. This is an interesting text-passage: “So Carnegie had his millions, and the Morgan syndicate had $62,000,000 for all its `trouble,’ and all the `boys,’ from Gates to Gary, had their millions.”
Alexander Graham Bell
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL (March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland; † August 2, 1922 in Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, Canada) was an Scottish-American inventor, engineer and scientist. He invented the first practical telephone and founded the Bell Telephone Company. Bell had a very personal relation to elocution and speech, since his grandfather, father and brother worked in that field and both his wife and his mother were deaf. Alexander Graham Bell made several inventions, among them an audiometer, a metal detector and the hydrofoil boat. Alexander Graham Bell became part oft the eugenics movement when his research showed that congenitally deaf parents were more likely to produce deaf children. Bel (B), a unit of ratio used in acoustics and electronics (mostly used as the derived decibel (dB) = 0.1 B) is named in honor of telecommunication pioneer Alexander Graham Bell.
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell is being mentioned two times in “Think and Grow Rich”. Napoleon Hill puts him on the list in the author’s preface and mentions him in chapter 13 “The Brain”.
“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”
Alexander Graham Bell
Julius Rosenwald
JULIUS ROSENWALD (* August 12, 1862 in Springfield, Illinois; † January 6, 1932 in Highland Park, Illinois) was a German-American clothier, manufacturer and philanthropist. Since 1895, he was part-owner and president (1908) of Sears, Roebuck and Company, an American chain of department stores, which merged with Kmart to form Sears Holdings Corporation in 2005. Julius Rosenwald also was a major philanthropist. In 1917, he and his family established the Rosenwald Fund for “the well-being of mankind”. The Rosenwald Fund donated over $70 million to public schools, colleges, universities, museums, Jewish charities and black institutions until 1948, when the Julius Rosenwald Fund was completely depleted.
Julius Rosenwald is part Napoleon Hill’s list of 47 wealthy men in “Think and Grow Rich”.
“Early in my business career I learned the folly of worrying about anything. I have always worked as hard as I could, but when a thing went wrong and could not be righted, I dismissed it from my mind.”
Julius Rosenwald
Stuart Austin Wier
STUART AUSTIN WIER (* August 21, 1894 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana; † April 23, 1959 in Dallas, Texas) was an American lawyer, lecturer and writer. What does Napoleon Hill write about Stuart Austin Wier in “Think and Grow Rich”?
“The secret was passed on to Stuart Austin Wier, of Dallas, Texas. He was ready for it–so ready that he gave up his profession and studied law. Did he succeed? That story is told too.” (Author’s Preface). Later, in Chapter 5, Napoleon Hill writes: “Stuart Austin Wier prepared himself as a Construction Engineer and followed this line of work until the depression limited his market to where it did not give him the income he required. He took inventory of himself, decided to change his profession to law, went back to school and took special courses by which he prepared himself as a corporation lawyer. despite the fact the depression had not ended, he completed his training, passed the Bar Examination, and quickly built a lucrative law practice, in Dallas, Texas; in fact he is turning away clients. Just to keep the record straight, and to anticipate the alibis of those who will say, “I couldn’t go to school because I have a family to support,” or “I’m too old,” I will add the information that Mr. Wier was past forty, and married when he went back to school. Moreover, by carefully selecting highly specialized courses, in colleges best prepared to teach the subjects chosen, Mr. Wier completed in two years the work for which the majority of law students require four years. IT PAYS TO
KNOW HOW TO PURCHASE KNOWLEDGE!”
Napoleon Hill mentions Stuart Austin Wier half a dozen times in “Think and Grow Rich” (see above for some quotes).
Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 1
Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 2
Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 3
Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 4
Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 5
Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 6
Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 7
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