 Section 1, Introduction and A, Who Was Who, 5000 BC to 1914, edited by Erwin L. Gordon. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Who Was Who, 5000 BC to date, Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be, edited by Erwin L. Gordon. Note, the editor begs leave to inform the public that only persons who can produce proper evidence of their demise will be admitted to Who Was Who. Most agent notices or complimentary comments are absolutely excluded and those offering to pay for the insertion of names will be prosecuted. As persons become eligible, they will be included without solicitation while the pages will be expurgated of others should good luck warrant. Who Was Who contained over 500 biographies of those who did or endeavored to become famous. In a work of such magnitude, errors occasionally occur. 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The Editor Abbreviations A-1 can open charge account A-B, 4 years hard sentence A-M, when we get up C-I-T, common people C-O-D, no credit C-O-N-G, a Washington organization used for social and investigation purposes D-D, be careful of your jokes D-M, politicians who get in office once in a while D-H, pull D-T, delirium tremens E-T, the rest of us F-R-A, brains F-R-G-S, people who do not stay at home Got hit jacket On, speaker of the occasion H-R-H, chief advertiser for cigarettes, mustard and kid gloves I, Roosevelt I-N-C-O-G, prominent men in Paris I-O-U, hard luck I-R-E, mother of politicians L-L-D, American millionaires M-P, home rule debaters P-A-R-L, where M-P's debate P-M, when we go to bed R-A, any kind of a painter but a cubist R-E-P, C-G-O-P R-I-P, C following pages Sir, writers and T merchants U-S-A, Brian and Wilson Obituary Brian William Jennings of U-S-A Canon Joseph G. of U-S Congress Castro Cipriano of Venezuela Asphalt Thrust Cavallieri, Lina of Paris and New York City Cook, Dr Fred, A of New York City and Denmark Jui, George E. of U-S-N Diaz, Perpero of Mexico Din, Gunga of Kipling Dreyfus, Captain of France Faliere, Armand of the French Republic Gorky, Maxime of Russia Hafid, Malai of Morocco Hamid, Abdul of Turkey Hammerstein, Oscar of New York City and London Holmes, Sherlock of Doyle Huerta V. Heneral of Mexico Irish Home Rule of Ireland and London Johnson, Jack of U-S-A Lloyd George, David of England Manuel, King of Portugal Pankhurst, Misses of England Adelina Pauly of Wales Frederick S. Roberts of Kandahore Admiral Rojewski of Russia Theodore Roosevelt of the Outlook Ernest Shackleton of England Morgan Schuster of Persia William Solzer of Tammany Fall William Howard Taft of Cincinnati, U-S-A Father Time of Everywhere Turkey, Mary Widow of Paris, London and New York City Biographies A. Adam, last name unknown Ancestor, Explorer, Gardener and Inaugurator of History Biographers differ as to his parentage Born first Saturday of year Little is known of his childhood Education, self-educated Entered the gardening and orchard business when a young man Was a strong anti-polygamist Married Eve, a close relative Children, Cain and Abel, see them Was prosperous for some years But eventually fell prey to his wife's fruitful ambitions Lost favor of the proprietor of the garden And failed in business Adam started a number of things which have not been perfective Diet, fond of apples Recreation, chess, agriculture Address, Eden, general delivery Clubs, member of all exclusive clubs Editors note, Adam should not be first But he is given that position out of respect Abel, son of the above Born early days in the Garden of Eden with his parents And later travelled with them Conducted a sheep-raising business Finally had a row with his brother And was knocked out in the first round The miserable land was willed him Abraham prospered Married Sarah, last name unknown Marital infelicity followed Abraham having an affair with Mrs. Abraham's maid The woman was discharged And the family lived happily ever afterward Ambition, the chosen people Recreation, riding, tennis, camel-riding Address, Canaan, clubs, country Abruzi, Prince Luigi Amido Giuseppe Maria Fernando Francesco of the Italian nobility Spent the greater portion of his life Taking care of his name, climbing mountains Fighting Turks and denying rumours Regarding his marriage Achilles, first name unknown A baby whose mother gave him a bath But forgot to wash all of his feet Later was veteran of the Siege of Troy Died before receiving pension Aesop, novelist, nature-faker Little is known of his childhood Except that he was fond of dogs And played with the cat Later he made animals his life study Aesop discovered the zoological principle That a turtle can run faster than a rabbit And that foxes never eat sour grapes Publications, fables The book has had a good sale Address, Greece Clubs, zoological societies Aladdin of Somewhere An ancient who possessed a lamp and a genie With which he could secure anything An American millionaire or actress Can now purchase Aldrich, Senator N.W. Architect of the Aldrich Plan A system for removing the financial interests Of the country from the common people And placing them in the hands of the few Alfonso XIII A king who enjoyed Paris Without losing his job Amundsen, captain rolled Another pole discoverer A way back in the year 1912 He reached the South Pole After a considerable journey Through the Arctic regions Like his predecessors He became an author and lecturer Publications, the South Pole Price, £2.20 in England $10.50 in the US Later, Amundsen retired And lived on his royalty Ambition, a few more poles A few more books Ananias, C. Dr Cook And Roosevelt Anderson, Mary, actress One of the wisest women who ever lived In the height of a brilliant stage career She fell in love And decided that a quiet home With a husband and children Was more to be desired Than the empty plaudits of the crowd And the attentions of stage door Johnny's Angelo, Mike, painter and sculptor Of no mean ability Born in Italy but named after Irish relatives At school he showed his talents Making cartoons of the teachers These were unappreciated Moved to Florence Where he bought some chisels, brushes And saw his first model Angelo remained a bachelor Later he moved to Rome And began a brilliant church decorating career Secured permission of the Pope To give an exhibition in the Vatican This was finally made permanent Also made a fortune Erecting tombstones for the Medici family Leading politicians of his time It is difficult to leave Italy Without seeing much of his work Angelo never favoured the Cubists Or post-impressionists Recreations, painting, sculpture, Address, Rome Anthony, saint of Padua An Italian who visited Paris And could not forget what he saw Antoinette, Marie Wife of Louis No. 15 Who assisted her husband to spend The French taxes Was also a practical joker Her humor terminating adverse sigh When she advised a mob to Eat cake during a bread famine Her wit was unappreciated Ambition, anything but October 16, 1791 Recreation, Versailles Looking through a graded window Address, Versailles Later, Conciergary, Paris Apollo, a handsome ancient who fell in love Post for his statues, patronised music and poetry And finally had a table water named in his honour Career, see longer and less respectable biographies Apollo was the first person to sing To the accompaniment of a musical instrument He was a good singer Ambition, Paris Recreation, music, travel, archery Address, grease, clubs Athletic, musical Arc, Joan of Celebrated French suffragette Spent girlhood milking cows and embroidering When the English ministry began operations in France Che dropped her embroidery in the milk bucket And began suffragetting She did not break windows or blow up anything Gathered a host of males about her and captured towns English exited, Jay went back to the cow But again had to take to the armour She was finally jailed and burnt by the radical ministry She burned an old maid Recreation, barn dancers, churning Clubs, alliance, suffragette Aristotle, introduced brains into Greece Armour, a Chicago family who keep the world supplied with meat And themselves out of the government jails Arnold, Benedict, a man who sent his name down through history With a bad odour attached to it Arthur, king, a very dead English sovereign Who manufactured the round table And did all the things a good English king should do Little is known of his prince of Waleshood Was crowned in Westminster Abbey But without the American contingent Became proficient as a knight Stayed away from the palace so much His queen began flirting Al's sword was a wonder Press agent, Lord Tennyson Recreation, grailing Address, Windsor, Buckingham Acequith, Herbert Henry, an Englishman Who helped run things in his country before 1908 And who ran things after 1908 Was also a favourite rallying point for suffragettes Led a successful wing-dipping expedition Against some of his countrymen Who held titles to names and property Also juggled dynamite in Parliament See Lloyd George Ambition, women without ambitions Recreation, dodging, golf Address, constantly in danger of a change Clubs favoured, radical Atkins, Thomas, celebrated red coat-wearing dandy Who flirts with nurses and cooks Spends his time boasting about South Africa and the USA Posing for motion pictures and exhibiting royalty Authorities differ as to his marksmanship Although it is now conceded He can often hit a man-sized target At the distance of 4 feet 3 inches Weather, however, must be clear Is an authority on creases, backbone Accent and tee Beverage, everything Recreation, jacks Collecting stamps, kippling Blind man's buff, parlor tricks Maple festivities Ambition Tortoise shell monocles Camp, manicurists Pocket bathtubs And restoration of the tee canteen Epitaph, sea, emperor, William Atlas, a man who held up the heavens And was not even a preacher Edited a huge book which bears his name Aurelius Marcus, one of the few Romans Who is not remembered for crossing a river For being murdered, for murdering somebody For making speeches, for building Triumphant arches or ruins End of Section 1 Introduction and A Section 2 of Who Was Who by Irwin L. Gordon This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org This is a LibriVox recording by Sean McGahey Alan Davis Drake Jim Who Was Who B Baby T.H.E. An unscrupulous tyrant Son of father and mother His first appearance caused heaven at home And an idiotic father Education At home Was frequently ill A poor sleeper, toy demolisher Throat exerciser, nurse distractor And a general nuisance Despite his shortcomings He ruled home with an iron hand A tear caused a doctor A smile meant a gold mine Diet Principally liquid Ambition The moon Recreation Coaching, hair-pulling A proud father Address Seamother Marcus Patron saint of most men Benefactor, a jolly good fellow On the founding of the morning after feeling Studied vine-raising when a young man Discovered that grapes were not intended for a food Invented the greatest pleasure and pain-giver The world has ever seen Became a traveller Introduced ale and stout in England Whiskey in Scotland Everything in Ireland Cocktails and patent medicines in the United States Beer in Germany Champagne in France Absent in France And vodka in Russia Career magnificent Recreation Paris Address Greece Clubs All Except WCTU Epitaph, he will live in the throats Of his countrymen Bacon Francis Either wrote or did not write Shakespeare Beteker, Carl One of the most versatile men who ever lived Childhood and old age unknown Formed an ambition to travel when quite young First visited Switzerland Where he climbed every peak, walked every path Hired every guide and did everything a tourist should do His field of travel widened Until every country in Europe was visited As well as the United States, Canada, Alaska and Mexico In these lands he slept in every hotel Ate every dish in every restaurant Drank every wine Wrote on every boat, tramway, subway and train Visited every ruin, museum, art gallery, church, store Mastered every language, science, art, literature, custom, history And drew maps and plans of everything Publications, Betekers Recreation, staying at home Ambition, tourists Residence, Germany Balfour, Arthur James of England One-time leader of the talking forces of the House of Commons Ambition, opposition seat on both sides of the House And an epitaph over the Home Rule Bill Recreation, St Andrew's Golf And writing deep books Barley Corn, John An eminent citizen of the world Spent early days in the fields, breweries and distilleries Later resided in cellars John had a red nose, was a great friend of Bacchus He was a wasser, he is an isser And he will be a wild beer Ambition, the end of temperance society Temperance societies Barnum, Thinius T. fathered the introduction of the peanut, the clown and the beautiful bearback writers As a sideshow he taught that some Americans were progressives part of the time That other Americans were Republicans all the time But that all Americans were not Democrats all the time Barry, Madame Duh Writer's model, former queen of France Was a great friend of Louis XV And helped make the dancers of the sire a success She always preferred Marcel Waves to Pompadour's Ambition, to have and to hold Address, C. Louis Clubs, Anti-Suffragette Bartholomew, an unfortunate saint who was skinned alive Patron of gold mine investors and American tourists in Europe Beard, Blue Inventor of an original method to dispose of wives Before Reno was discovered Beatrice, a Florentine girl who gained fame by refusing the suit of a lovesick poet Later she conducted him through heaven And made arrangements for his travels in the other place B died a famous old maid Ambition, a lover with money, Epitaph She might have been Mrs. Dante had she wanted to Beecham, a celebrated pill-roller Bell, Alexander Graham Inventor of a well-known necessity and nuisance Started the sing, number please Belchazar, an old king whose handwriting on the wall proved to be correct Benedict, saint The man who introduced Benedictine and monks into Europe Also gave his name to Benedict Berlitz, the man who will teach you how to say it in everything Bernhardt, Sarah, an ancient French actress Sarah was born before birth records were inaugurated And no historian has been able to determine her age Korea, on the stage at four months During her young woman and good-looking days Her B is said to have made a hit with the European nobility In her declining years she made a few other fortunes in the United States B's fame culminated in having several cigars, perfumes, perspiration powders and a theatre named after her Ambition, the fountain of youth Recreation, statuary, acting Address, private cars and fifty-six boulevard per air, Paris She also has a telephone Bill, Buffalo, alias W. F. Cody The delight of the American boy He began his career shooting buffaloes and Indians on the plains of the west And ended it shooting glass balls for a fortune in a tent Install the, I want to be a cowboy, ambition in the hearts of young America He also made a goatee and a big hat famous Played the show market a little too long Billakin, a funny little fellow who did not wear many clothes And made people laugh Mark, a German who is a greater politician than any island has ever produced He built an empire, crowned an emperor Changed the Frenchmen in Alsace-Lorraine into Dutchmen And made the Paris mint work overtime for his country Quite unpopular in France Ambition, made in Germany Blackstone, a rock upon which a legal ship may be foundered Blerio, benefactor of humanity, idol of the tourist and enemy of navigations Blerio discovered a method of crossing the English Channel without being seasick Blu-ka, a Dutchman who was on the job at Waterloo He also was not the only German general who ever fought France Bonaparte Joe, just nap's brother, see him Bonheur Rosa, a lady French artist who wore men's clothes Being an old maid, she painted animals but never mastered the parrot or the cat Her endeavors were confined to horses and one of her paintings is considered fair Booth, General William, founder of a vast army Which never fought a battle made a retreat or surrendered Conducted campaigns in Great Britain and at the United States With brass bands and collection devisors The army later became a suffragette institution When women were admitted as recruits And placed a sentry to guard the Christmas Easter collection forts Publication Warcry Recreation reviewing troopers and troopers Describe your bank account and how you paid your bills His complimentary comments are highly valued Brioe, Eugene, a seller of damaged goods who got away with it Without being fined or driven out of business Brown John, an American who helped start the Civil War By espousing the cause of the Negro This resulted in his body molding in the grave Brown Thomas, an Englishman who reversed the usual procedure of life By springing into print when young and keeping out of it when old Browning Robert, a cryptogram writer whose poems are deciphered By the Bostonese and cultured English people It has been estimated that B could save more with fewer words And conceal his meaning better than any writer Browning, Mrs. Bob's wife She also wrote poems They were easily understood and consequently seldom read Brummel, Bo A man whose thoughts were more for the crease in his pantaloons Than for his head Brutus, et tu A Roman murderer Brian, William Jennings A famous Chitagua lecturer who ran a newspaper And the State Department on the side Archaeologists claim Brian formed a passion to rule the nation when a child He only got as far as a Democratic party and platforms Became a golden orator with a silver speech And offered himself as a rectifier of all things, not Brian For ages his name was placed on the presidential ballot And later removed Made a fortune by telling people why they did not elect him Also toured the world But shot no game in Africa or Monte Carlo Was the father of Brianism, an odious word meaning things Brian Later secured one Wilson to attend to Washington detail work Mato, all things come to him with bait Ambition, short ballot with one name Publications, the commoner A newspaper devoted to Brian advertisements Address, mail forward from Washington Epitaph, he will rise again Buchanan, JC Manufacturer of the Scotchman's Delight and Weakness He showed the world the excellence of two countries He showed the world the excellence of two colours And caused many a man to lose the keyhole Buddha, a prince of India who tired of good times and turned reformer Advised his congregations to adopt the recall and a referendum Nailed several anti-saloon and burlesque planks in his platform After B's death his friends filled the orient with his bronzers He was fat and wore a fascinating wart on his forehead Bull, John A fine, fat, American beef-fed individual who inhabits a suffragette infested island somewhere in the North Atlantic Born several hundred years ago and is beginning to show his age Is fond of the sea and is said to have a fine fleet This has had off years, notably 1812 Bull had trouble with a son who wishes to leave the paternal protection Is fearless except when faced by a hunger strike The Pankhurst family and thoughts of Germany Patronizes a costly social organization known as the Royal Family Or a reception committee for American aristocracy Which also dedicates buildings, poses for stamps Postcards, motion pictures and praises princesses of Wales For magazine articles and crowning purposes Bull is a monitor of English style Wears a monocle, spat, cicats, cane, pipe Awful accent and never makes his appearance without a called both He detests the word egotism Is a celebrated humorist seeing through all jokes but himself Ambition, ohm sweet ohm Recreation, tea, weekends Address, Heinlund Clubs, policemen, golf, jockey and suffrage Epitaph, see Emperor William again Burns, Robert, surname Bobby A sclatch bard who wrote love poems about his sweetheart He thus performed two remarkable feats Making poetry in the scotch language And finding a girl in Scotland who was as beautiful as his lines declare Butterfly, madam A little Japanese lady whose child has remained the same size and age For the past eight years Byron, Lord An Englishman who swam rivers Was wise enough to get away from the London weather Helped kindle Greek fire and wrote poems Caesar, Julius Schoolbook writer, River Crosser and a great politician who was not born in Ireland Entered Roman politics as the leader of the gang Was active in military affairs Became a fair general despite his poor service training Desired to write a book Began by taking an army and capturing Europe and England He did not waste his time with Scotland or Ireland Caesar made a river famous by crossing it And finally included Rome in his history of victories Became popular with the voters but had trouble with the senate Wrote books and paid his debts Was finally attacked by a few vested interest senators and stabbed by a chum The murderer was caught but escaped the gallows Caesar was honored with one of the finest funeral orations ever delivered over a corpse He was also awarded a few triumphant arches Publications Omnes Gallia A De Vista in Trey Parsis Ambition Rome Address Capital Rome Clubs Gladiators Vestal Was also a member of the Society for the Protection of Roman Ruins Epitaph Veni Vidi Cain, one of our ancestors, of whom we do not brag Canon, Honorable Joseph G., late of the Speaker's Chair, House of Representatives, Washington, USA For centuries Canon occupied the chair and tenderly protected poor railroads and trusts from the unkind remarks of congressmen who knew things and him Was finally retired from the chair by the Democrats and from congress by his constituents Grave 1912 Election Air Champ Clarke Ambition Those good old trusty days once more Address The Far Backwoods Epitaph R.I.P. Canute A King of England who proved the theory that the ocean could wave at him Carlos, a man who does not believe a head is uneasy, which wears a crown Ambition Royal Palace Madrid Address Northern Spain Carmen, celebrated Spanish flirt She worked in the government tobacco factory at Seville until a clever writer and a musician rescued her Went on the stage Has appeared in most of the cities throughout the world, made love to several singers, and then been killed by a bullfighter after singing her way through five acts Carnegie, Andrew, or Andy, or the Laird of Scebo, a final American who went about giving away libraries, advice, peace buildings, and advertising armor plate When a young Scotchman, he scotched his $3 a week and purchased the Steel Trust Later retired Ambition Universal Peace with all dreadnought Steel Trust armored Also a library in every town Recreation Telling young men how to scorn the root of all fortunes Also receiving university degrees Address University Commencement Platforms New York City and Scotland Carter, a doctor who wants everybody to have liver trouble Caruso Enrico, millionaire opera singer who appeared in the Victor Talking Machine in New York City Always had a cold or a sore throat, a condition which assisted materially in filling the house Like all his contemporaries, Caruso has been sued for divorce and breach of promise, has lost his jewelry, visited zoological gardens, sung for charity, given farewell concerts, and done other things to help his newspaper and box office reputation Castelline, Count Boni-D, a French gold prospector who was successful for a time in the U.S. Casta, one of latest twins, also invented an oil Sea Pollocks Castro Cipriano of Venezuela First man to introduce American Irish politics into South America Acquired a fortune which was greatly increased by a personal friendship with the American asphalt trust Was revolutionized a few times and finally escaped with the mint and his life Career dangerous Ambition Subjects without guns and a New York police force in his country Recreation Taxes Address? Question mark Chamberlain Joe A. of England, a former Lloyd George of the Treasury who had different ideas of taxation Charo, ferryman, never had a childhood, devoted life to his business, has navigated more people than all the Atlantic line has combined Ambition, a launch, recreation, none Address? The Sticks Chaucer, first name unknown, an early experimenter in the English language, notorious as a bad speller His best known work is used as a student puzzle in leading universities and colleges Ambition, a typewriter and a dictionary Chinaman, John A well-known character in the U.S. who washed clothes and made chop suey until he had enough money to return to his native land, purchase a few wives and live in opium Churchill, Winston, wrote books for a living Cincinnati, of Rome, who left his plow to make his share in politics Later inaugurated the Back to the Farm movement Cinderella, the only scallion maid who had a small foot and two sisters in society, historians have questioned her claims to fame, but they may easily be substantiated by millions of children Clause, Santa, Poor Father Cleopatra, of Egypt, a queen who presented England with a threadless needle, fell in love with some foreigners, was unsuccessful in her love and naval affairs, and finally became a mummy through the auspices of an adder Ambition, an Egyptian St. Patrick, also known as the Queen of Egypt Cleimers, T.H.E., an American man and woman who had money and ambition, spent the early portion of their lives gathering cash and the later, in spending it, were welcomed by many people, but never quite reached the top Both died in the war, and the first of the two men, the first of the two men, were called the Queen of Egypt The Queen of Egypt, the first of the two men, was called the Queen of Egypt And the later, in spending it, were welcomed by many people, but never quite reached the top Both died trying to get there Ambition, an English nobleman in the family Recreation, Paris, London, and Switzerland Address, C. Recreation Clubs, all with the exception of the ones they wanted Cole, King, a merry old monarch of the Kingdom of Childhood Great Smoker and was fond of the Bowl Recreation, Fiddlers Coleman, a man whose invention has caused tears and throat burnings Columbus, Christopher, Mappin' Larger, Skipper, said to have been born in Genoa Something made him believe the world was round He endeavoured to secure money to prove his theory, but nobody cared whether he was correct or not Realising there was no capital or profit in his own country, he took passage to Spain There, he invagled Isabella into equipping an expedition for him to discover America She did, and he did, ambition To keep New York City in the family Recreation, deck shuffleboards, dreaming Address, San Salvatore Clubs, Palos, yacht Company, T. H. E., a man and woman who invariably called when we were taking a nap or dressing Charming conversationalists Recreation, T. Ambition, an invitation to dinner Confucius, a Chinese preacher of note Lived some 500 years B.C. And taught the chinks the art of joss making and how to do things backward He was also the founder of ancestor worship This is still practiced in England, but never in the United States or Australia Recreation, fireworks Ambition, a Chinese laundry in every city Epitaph, more majorum Conqueror, will, thee of Normandy Wrote Hastings and 1066 in all history books Cook, T. H. E., Lord of the household Entered the kitchen at a tender age Soon acquired considerable weight in person and in the management of the house When she departed there was weeping and wailing and waiting Diet, usually large and everything of the best Ambition, an American policeman or Thomas Atkins Recreations, days off Address, the whole house Cook, captain, a real explorer Who discovered the sandwich islands And who took the first Cook's tour around the world Cook, Dr. Frederick A. An explorer who said he discovered the North Pole But nobody believed him Cook, Tom, celebrated ticket seller Author of captivating travel literature And a tour arranger who guarantees to save you money Owns and operates the Nile and Mount Vesuvius Publications, the come-on books Ambition, those Americans who want to see everything Also first timers Address, any foreign city equipped with tourists Cook, first name not known Son of the above, who helps his father save money for the tourist He is called Fice in Paris Copperfield, Dave, one of Dickens' friends who assisted him In building a reputation Corbett, James J. Known as Gentleman Jim One-time champion fighter of the world And a has-been for whom everybody has a good word Many persons wish he might be the Corbett he used to be Ambition, a white champion Corelli, Marie An old-made authoress who wrote delightful love scenes She is said to have written some books Which brought her fame and royalty Corelli does not approve of society except her own She remains secluded with her typewriter at Mason Croft Stratford on Avon, only being seen by her publishers And the editor See bookstores and railway stations Recreation, flowers, clubs All anti-suffragette Editors note The editor hopes to remove this name before the next edition Its insertion is entirely due to the machinations of book reviewers Who claim Ms. Corelli's books have fallen into the was class The editor never contradicts a book reviewer Coxy, general, leader of the only non-militant army in the world Which did not take up collections or give away Christmas dinners Critic, dramatic, a notorious pervericator who tells the world to see all the shows And thus preserves the advertising column for his employers Crises, an ancient John D. Rockefeller who became wealthy without trusts The Supreme Court or the stock market Croker, Dick, ex-king of New York City, born in Ireland of Irish parents From childhood he practised the art of politics Which resulted in his gaining the friendship of the New York police force Croker was elected, Croker was very poor Later he tied to his native land with two Atlantic liners filled with salary Ambition, an Irish president Recreation, English Darvies Address, Ireland Clubs, 1.1 million New York democratic Cromwell, Oliver, a militant Presbyterian who entered politics And went about England tearing down churches He also assisted in putting King Charles I out of his pleasure Ran things in England on a reformed Cromwell basis And after his death was honoured by having his round head Placed as a decoration over Westminster Hall Crusoe, Robinson FRGS, traveller and autobiographer Visited a sparsely settled island in the Pacific Ocean Talked to parrots Found some footprints, rescued Friday and returned to England To become an author Cupid, Daniel, a cute little fat fella who called on everyone at least once Born shortly after Adam and is still up to mischievous tricks It was he who made kings fall in love with poor country girls Shophers with their ladies And beggars with princesses Cupid held all men and women equal Provided they were good And he met the happiest people on earth when they listened to his voice He witnessed several international engagements But did not like them as the contestants gave him a black eye He was also responsible for mothers-in-law Some roads he made very rough But Cupid was always a good guide At times he caused pain But he said it was never his fault When Cupid stayed in a house the sun was always shining You should be at home when he calls Ambition, that's sigh Recreation, archery, address Perhaps you know Clubs, none He prefers the fireside and moonlit at nights Curie, madam One of the few women who got her name in print Without being a suffragette or an actress Tsar, see Russia End of Section 3 Section 4, D Who Was Who by Irwin L. Gordon This is a LibriVox recording All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain For more information or to volunteer Please visit LibriVox.org Recorded by Sean McGahey Jim And Laurie Ann Walden Section 4, D Daniel, ancient lion tamer Also performed the difficult feat Of remaining in a fiery furnace Without his family applying for the insurance Dante of Italy Architects of the underworld Journalist, lover and poor politician Wrote articles for magazines But used too much slang Later fell in love The girl, see her Knew what journalists were And refused to spoon Exasperated he began a bombardment of poetry That settled it Dante then entered politics Soon learned they did not mix with love And his business And his manuscripts were banished Travelled in Italy In the interest of safety Post for his bust While suffering with a bad attack of dyspepsia Publications, poems, tragedies and comedies Ambition to be Beatrice's Romeo Recreation, travel, address To, via Dante Florence, seldom at home Danton, the man who wound up France Before the revolution Darling, Grace A lighthouse keeper's daughter who showed the world That a woman may fear a mouse But not a tempest One of the truly brave who did not Receive a Carnegie advertisement Darwin, Charlie A well-known enemy of preachers He discovered that many men looked like Their progenitors And proved his theory with the exception Of one link The clergyman claimed that a chain With one link missing was no chain And that Darwin was a nature faker Publications, origin of species A valuable book, even if it does fail To explain the currency bill Daughter, Pharaohs An Egyptian princess who took a bath And rescued little Moses from the bullrushes David, king Or Dave, shepherd, writer, musician Champion slingshot and politician Son of poor parents Entered army as a volunteer and was awarded medals For his attack upon Goliath Appointed musician to the royal household Became friendly with the Prince of Wales And succeeded in doing him out of the coronation Later was elected king Fell in love with Mrs Name not mentioned by newspapers Gave her husband a conspicuous position in the army Married her Heir, Solomon Publications, Psalms Recreation, slinging Address, Jerusalem Death, a hideous man who got at least Ones during a lifetime, usually toward the close Patron of insurance companies Nothing is known of his childhood Historians claim he never had any Possessed an ugly face What a sheet over his head And always carried a sigh in his hands Never brought happiness Although his visits frequently gave money to someone Never could be bribed to pass a house he wished to enter Many doctors and scientists have endeavored to kill him But he continues to be a safe bet at a hundred to one There, none Ambition, a happy home and prosperous graveyards Recreation, sharpening sides Address, always hung out at a black cloth Wherever he resided Delilah, friend of Samson, and quite a dip She also accompanied Samson on a number of European And American opera expeditions Delmonico, founder of a 5th Avenue New York City Cafe Where the cost of living has ever been high He introduced the French menu into the U.S. And with it considerable indigestion Demosthenes, an old Greek talker Dennis, saint, a saint with an Irish name Who made good in France Depew, Chauncey M. An ancient railroad-wealthy U.S. senator From the State of New York He made after dinner speeches Dedicated monuments, married a young wife And was relegated to obscurity by the American voters Desdemona, a Venice A lady whose handkerchief Cost more than her clothes Daley, G. A French dancer who had sufficient charm To attract a royal press agent Who could draw crowds and a big salary Devil, see old Nick Dewey, John Inventor of a popular Scotch beverage Without which no cold day is complete Dewey, George E. A former American hero who totally destroyed A Spanish armada in Manila Bay He received the homage of a nation Had cigars named after him Appeared in Who's Who Was paraded through the streets Married a widow, moved to Washington Got in bad with the inhabitants And got out of the newspapers Diana, an ancient sportswoman Who loved fox hunting hounds And the chase without the conventionalities Of a society hunt Address? Ephesus Diaz Porfirro, former king And political leader of Mexico Who departed from the social functions Of a king to assist the government Legends prevailed to the effect That he patterned his actions On Napoleon Roosevelt policy He also was requested to move Ambition, a revolution With himself on top Recreation, the Fandango Address? Fifty years in the White House of Mexico Epitaph? Wilson never bothered me Dick, C. Thomas and Harry Dick, Diamond American Tencent adventurer Friend of the messenger boys And embryo criminals Biography formed an important part In the lives of boys who never visited The Carnegie Libraries Dickens, Charles, an English writer Who wrote Dean, Ganga A limp and lump of brick dust Water carrier Employed in HRH service in India War few clothes Fault in many battles Frequently gave bad water to soldiers Rescued Thomas Atkins But was shot while in the act Saved the government the price of a medal His pathetic story was widely published Later it fell into disfavor In the U.S. and Great Britain It now being considered a crime To recite the story Ambition to come back Like Sherlock Holmes Recreation, sleep Address? Care of biographer Diogenes, the most foolish man Who ever lived He endeavored to find something Could not even be located with a searchlight Ambition, a brighter lantern Recreation, cleaning globes Address? Tub Epitaph Here lies a man who attempted the impossible Disraeli, a Hebrew who gave up the trade Of his ancestors to run England Doe, John, an honest man Who was defrauded out of millions By people who were not persons who forged his name Doodle, Yankee American horsemen who made people take off their hats Shout and whistle when he rode into town Dorcas, a modest Who founded the church gossip societies Dowie, alias Elijah II A celebrated Chicago divine Who showed the world how easily some people Were deprived of their money and religion Drake, Francis An English admiral who did not have a public square Named after him Drake also introduced the spud into Ireland Dreamer, T.H.E. Castle-builder Lived long ago and intended doing something today Spent much time thinking about the best girl in the world A great friend of procrastinator Went through life waiting for tomorrow Several men, however, with the same name Awakened and given their dreams to the world See Columbus, etc. and Lady Macbeth Drew, John Prehistoric American actor Dreyfus, captain Founder of the Dreyfus case Got out of jail by being one of the few innocent men Who got into print Duff, Mac A Scotchman who gained fame because he was a good layer on Dumpty, H. Celebrated accident victim Fell from a wall at an early age and never recovered Despite the services of specialists Dunn, another man whose word of commendation Will enable you to open a charge account E Eastman, George Inventor is the brownie camera and the most expensive sport on earth Ambition, the Kodak fiend Tourists Address, Rochester and London Clubs, Camera Eddie, Mrs. of Boston, Massachusetts, USA A lady who made millions by telling the world There was no such thing as the toothache, seasickness Or hitting your thumb with a hammer Edison, Thomas, an American who invented everything With the exception of the sundial, pear, soap, and the Gillette razor Eiffel, a Frenchman who built the second tower of Babel But who was wise enough to stop before he got too high Eighth, Henry, thee Souter, Bluebeard and Church Builder When a young man he became a Benedict A condition in which he remained until well along in years As fast as a queen appeared at the breakfast table With her hair down her back, she was dispatched to the block A couple of queens got ahead of him, was nearly as successful In obtaining divorces as Napoleon of France And American millionaires In his later years he competed against the Pope in England Ambition, Aharim, Recreation, Spooning Dreams, Bad Address, Windsor Elgin, Lord, the man who rolled the Elgin marbles From Greece to the British Museum Also had something to do with the interior of watches Elijah, a prophet of old who was fond of ravens Not red Later he went somewhat out of his line But succeeded as a chariot driver Elizabeth, queen, called best by Raleigh And the rest of the boys Elizabeth reigned when people did things She was wooed and lost by an armada See, Philip II She finally walked over Raleigh's coat And laid her white turf feet on him Elizabeth had a sister by the name of Mary Who was better looking and less fortunate Elizabeth was queen when the pipe was introduced into England Other and less important events of her reign Were Shakespeare, Spencer and Virginia Died an old maid Eh, she did not have any Elliott, George A lady who wore a man's name and wrote books Emmanuel II, Victor The original of the statues in every town of Italy A king with ambitions Who was wise enough to entrust his affair to a brainier man And was thus made famous C. Giribaldi Emerson, Ralph Waldo American writer who inspired his readers to conquer the world Several have failed Also advise the practical theory of hitching your wagon to the stars Lived before the time of the taxi Epicurus, an ancient who believed that pain was unpleasant And that pleasure was good His descendants live in expensive hotels And eat only in high-class restaurants Many suffer with the gout A popular cat food was named in his honour Esau, an ancient who sold his birthright For a mass of breakfast food Esther, queen, a beautiful lady Who triumphed over the villain of the book Married the hero and lived happily ever afterward Euclid, an old Greek who made poor students Read his book as far back as 300 B.C. He discovered the phenomenon that the shortest distance Between two points is a crow's flight And that two parallel lines always compete Eve C. Mrs. Adam Air Jane An old maid schoolteacher Who married a rich husband After the fashion of books End of section 4 D&D Section 5 Who Was Who by Irwin L. Gordon F&G This is a LibriVox recording All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain For more information or to volunteer Please visit LibriVox.org Recording by Subella Denton Sean McGahey And Laurie Ann Walden F. Fagan The Hebrew benefactor of Oliver Twist Whose name did not fit his religion Fahrenheit Inventor of an instrument which enables a person To ascertain whether the weather is warm or cold Failure A failure Supposed to have idled away his younger days Believed to have dissipated Said not to have applied himself to school or business Found fault with life and everybody But was never wrong himself Unpopular A great blamer A lover of revolvers, rivers, and the poor house Frequently seen in the underworld Ambition the other fellow Recreation too much Address all large cities Clubs none Epitaph here lies a man who never really tried Faliaries Armand Occupied a prominent position in the French government For seven years One of the most distinguished Of the vast collection of ex-presidents Now scattered over the world Falstaff, a celebrated drunk Fashion, dame, heartbreaker, bank account ruiner And patron saint of French shopkeepers She went about the large stores Changing the cut of ladies' clothes And the shape of their hats Created some awful looking things Fashion made the poor men work very hard To keep up to her Publications Editor of all ladies' magazines Address Paris, London, and New York City Epitaph Wood that she had won Falst, chemist, traveller A gay old man who fell in love During his second young manhood Travelled in a warm country And sang his way to fame Fox, guy A man who attempted to make an impression in parliament Without introducing home rule or suffrage bills Finn, Huck A bosom friend of Thomas Sawyer C. Tom Fitz Simmons, Robert An obsolete fighter who wishes he could rub The black spot from the ring Fletcher, the inventor of chewing Flora Dora, an American chorus girl Who was some popular with the men She appeared in all large cities With the best looking chorus that ever wore tights Flora Dora created such a sensation That every living actress of note Is willing to be classified as a former member Of her company Had a miserable cigar named after her Ambition, revival Grave, New York City Epitaph There were not many like Flora Fog, Phineas The man Jules Verne sent around the world In sixty days for a big sale Fool, A A spendthrift lover Fell in love with an unintelligent woman And one who never could understand Followed his natural bents even as you and I Wasted several years Wept profusely and unknown Recreation, vampires Epitaph, he was not the only one Franklin, Benjamin One of the few Americans endowed with brains He discovered that lightning was composed of electricity That politics paid better than printing And that the French court was more lively Than the Continental Congress Friars, Path Patron of the Motion Picture fanatics Friend, A The scarcest thing on earth A rare visitor but he came around A few times in a lifetime F was glad to know of your success Pityed you in your failures And shook you by the hand when you were down and out Never borrowed money but he frequently lent it Was a wise counselor Very popular His name was frequently given the baby C. Mischief Ambition, the other fellow's welfare Recreation at the other fellow's house Address, the other fellow's house or his own Clubs, all Fricci, Barbara, a southern target Spraying into poetry as the only woman In the history of mankind who admitted her old age Fulton, Robert, inventor Another brainy American who made a fortune With a big kunard and white star lines G. Gabriel A. Trumpeter Entered history at an early date As the agent for the Garden of Eden Compelled the Atom family to move Historians claim he will again be in who's who When St. Peter, see him, makes the inventory Ambition, larger lungs Recreation, aviation Gainsborough, T. R. A. A versatile English hat and portrait manufacturer Galileo, inventor, stargazer Proved himself an imbecile by declaring the world Revolved when everybody knew it was stationary Manufactured the first spyglass, an instrument Which has since been used in theaters And for various other purposes Also discovered that clocks were equipped with Pendulums Gangster, T. H. E. A politician known as a progressive When out of office Garden, Mary A clever actress who succeeded on the opera stage Legend has it that Mary possessed a fine voice As a child This was expensively cultivated in Europe Was later exposed before English And American congregations And her Sappho, Salome, Tyus, Carmen Costumes packed the houses Ambition, less wealth and more throat She also wants a husband with a soul Recreation, being presented with opera houses And suppers Residents, principally Atlantic liners Editors note, this is not an advertisement Garibaldi, G. The George Washington of Italy without the Tea Party He espoused the cause of Victor Emanuel C. Victor And successfully Bismarcked the Italian states Slept in every town in his country Ran second to Victor Emanuel In the number of statues erected to his appearance And for three years held the championship For eating spaghetti Garrick, an old English matinee idol Gatling, RJ He was considered a big gun Gaul, dying, a brave soldier who posed For his statue when mortally wounded George I, King of England 1660 to 1727 Permitted the wigs in general And one wall pole in particular to run England George II, King of England 1683 to 1760 Held a few wars George III, King of England 1736 to 1820 Lived during the reign of William Pitt And believed in taxing tea George IV Husband of Queen Mary See front pages of our contemporary Who's Who Lloyd George, Dave A well-known cigar, English politician Entered politics via a newspaper Clever speeches and votes Was a modest member of the House of Commons Seldom speaking more than four times on any bill Kept climbing until he became Undersecretary of something Orderkeeper of the Board of Trade And finally occupied a prominent position In the ex-checker Assisted the premier to grasp The Irish home rule millstone And hung on without a gurgle Ambition, a dynamite-proof house Attacks on air Recreation, see Asquith Address, front row House of Commons Clubs, anti-conservative Gibson, Charles Dana American artist who pleased The old inhabitants before the market was so wet Gillette, manufacturer Of a well-known Christmas present Which cuts barbers out of their tips And is juicably annoying to clean Girl, the chorus Um... Gladiator, dying Another brave artist's model Gladstone, W. E. A grand old man who twice premiered England Chopped trees and failed to make Accurate measurements with the Irish home rule Glyn, E. An old-made authoress who knew things Wrote a book which everybody tells The rector they have not read And then rereads it when the doors are locked In the United States, a law has been passed Compelling the booksellers to include A bottle of disinfectant whenever a G-book is sold Ambition, a publisher who is not afraid of the police Recreation, reading her own books Address, probably Paris Clubs, always blackballed Goat, T. H. E. The one who purchased this book Gadiva, lady Horsewoman whose costume rivaled many Exhibited at the Paris Horse Show Many said her habit was out of sight Gerta, a Dutchman who succeeded in making A few German words rhyme Goliath, ancient heavyweight champion Who was knocked out in one round by a lightweight Defeat attributed to overconfidence Friends said nothing like that had ever entered his head Goodwin, Nathaniel Who was opposed to Mormonism But who adopted it on a progressive And newspaper scale Goose, mother A fine old lady who was loved by all But who told some awful untruths to the innocent Gordon I. L. Editor of Who Was Who Probably the greatest writer who ever lived Spent early childhood in infancy At the age of fourteen began shaving And wearing long trousers At twenty-one, Gordon was considered of age Began writing while a child Finmanship so poor he took to the typewriter Wrote Who Was Who with hope someone would purchase it Someone did Ambition? He considers this personal And will not be quoted Recreation, looking for publishers Address? Paris when financially able Other times in one of those confounded Newspaper offices Gorky M. A resident of Russia who became unpopular With the government and moved He endeavored to make a lecture tour Of the United States Accompanied by another man's wife Learned that this was not the usual Custom in America His managers and hotel proprietors Requested him to continue his travels Ambition? A czarless Russia Less fussy people Publications Much unpatriotic literature Gray The man who wrote a clever cemetery poem The first line of which is remembered by everybody Great, Peter the Shipbuilder And the only ruler of Russia who never was bombarded Was also unique in the fact that he worked Historians claim this was due to his poor salary Wrote, John Proprietor of a celebrated house Located some distance from land's end Guillotin, doctor A French inventor of a popular method of decapitation Who had such confidence in his invention That he was the first to give it a practical demonstration Gulliver, a moon-chousin doctor Cook Peary Traveler who never submitted his proofs But who found a credulous publisher And a gullible public Never lectured End of Section 5 F and G Section 6 Who Was Who? by Erwin L. Gordon This is a LibriVox recording All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain For more information or to volunteer Please visit LibriVox.org Who Was Who? 5000 V.C. to 1914 Edited by Erwin Leslie Gordon Recording by Cibella Denton Sean McGahey And Laurie Ann Walden H. Hafid Moulay A sultan of Morocco who succeeded in abdicating Before he was abdicated Hagar, miss Abraham's wife's maid who nearly broke up a happy family Hanuman, doctor, of Leipzig Discovered the sugar pill and called it homeopathy Ham, second officer and engineer of the Ark Hamid, Abdul A retired professor of diplomacy Champion promissor and a sick man When a youth he began instructing the monarchs of Europe In the use of a government One of his favorite pastimes was reading ultimatums Fearless until a warship entered the harbor And even then usually got rid of it with promises Employed massacres to break the monotony of reigning Acquired as fine a harem as ever sat on silk cushions Some of H's younger subjects thought he should be Osterized C. Dr. Oster They gave him his harem and salary and locked him up in a palace Then the wise ones lost triply and about everything But sleeping-room in Europe Mato, I told you so Ambition to be back on the job Recreations, private entertainments Address, harem, epitaph Everybody worked but father Hamlet, a dain who had difficulty with an auxiliary verb Also founded the foolish questions Hammerstein, Oscar, an opera broker Who inflicted himself high prices and buildings upon certain communities Handle, placed Handle's Largo on the music stands Also wrote a few other heirs Harry, C. Thomas and Richard Harvard, John, an Englishman who founded a great American university Near the cultured town of Boston, Massachusetts United States of America There were football players and the sons of American millionaires Ecout and education Harvey, Dr. W. A physician who learned in 1619 that his parents had blood which circulated The discovery has since been of some profit to his successors Hines of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A man who never tried to conceal his name Sold American baked beans, ketchup, and 55 other varieties to the world Helena, Saint, Constantine's mother She built a few churches Also see Napoleon Hemons, Mrs. A poetess who gave to the world that rich, soulful, and exquisite posy The boy stood on the burning deck It is said that the poem has been paradised Henry, Pat, an Irish-American politician who demanded liberty or death From all that can be ascertained, he secured the latter Hercules, the sandal of the ancients, promoter of the Olympic games and laborer Hercules claimed to have done some things which are even questioned by the partisans of Dr. Cook Killed about everybody, erected two pillars, stole some apples And in short, did everything but enter politics or invent a breakfast food Ambition, the thirteenth labor Recreation, muscle development, travel Address, the pillars, clubs, athletic, epitaph Now is a mighty man fallen Hiawatha, an American Indian who permitted his wife to starve to death simply for the want of proper nourishment Many claim a great American poet used bad taste in writing the biography of such a man Hitchens, Robert, planter of the Garden of Allah Experimented with Belladonna Hitchens is still in who's who and multitudes of readers hope he will remain there for some time to come Ambition, sales Recreation, filling his fountain pen or cleaning typewriter Address, care of the publisher Home, Sicily Editors note the editor hopes to meet Mr. Hitchens some day and is compelled to make the biography flattering Hill, Samuel, a man who did things in a hurry Also a celebrated rainstorm Hobson, Spanish-American war hero who lowered his ideals and went to Congress Later he became a temperance lecturer, was heard by great crowds Produced statistics to show how few saloons failed after a lecture Holmes, Sherlock, detective When a child he devoured inexpensive literature and theatres this fired his mind to eliminate Scotland Yard as a crime-detecting agency Entered the profession of a detective but was unknown until Dr. Watson pulled him into print His fortune was then made All the society scandals were placed in his hands and if he only told what he knew about society Holmes solved the most complicated mysteries with a stroke of his hypodermic needle and was only baffled in locating the murderer of Cock Robin His name struck terror into the hearts of criminals and competing publishers After all the criminals in England had been jailed or hung he was killed by an author But the great Holmes solved the mystery of the grave and came back to life in time to see his murderer knighted Now at work on the Suffragette case Ambition, another Dr. Watson Recreation, fond of Doyle's works and the violin Address, 31 Baker Street Clubs, London Prison Society Epitaph, Au Revoir, but Homer, travel writer, mythology expert and journalist, began career as a reporter on the Athens Times He was discharged for incompetence and took up honest writing Found a publisher who thought his writings would sell to posterity Later Homer took charge of the Ulysses tours Was war correspondent for the Greek Associated Press at the Siege of Troy Ambition, fewer classics and more money Publication, sea libraries and school rooms Address, Care, Athens Clubs, literary, Fourth Estate Hood, read writing, a brave little girl who escaped a lie from a wolf which had previously partaken of a relative Hood, Robin, a fine robber of Mary England who took from the rich and gave to the poor and made crackerjack material for stories Hood, sasperilla, the manufacturer of another remedy for Harvey's discovery Hope, the most beautiful woman who ever lived She was a near relation of ambition, discovered the words wish and if, gave her name to the world She was the first woman to manufacture ideals and has been made the patron saint of the suffragettes See, suffragette She was one about making life worth while She was loved by all those millions of lovers and all those millions of men and women who endeavored to do things Ambition, the discouraged Recreation, success Address, perhaps she has resided in your home Horace, Quintus Horatius Fleckus, a rhymester of Greece who sang and drank of the Filurnian wine Horatius Who saved the city and swam the Tiber without getting stuck in the mud Hour, the man of the Most popular and versatile man who ever lived Attracted tremendous attention Newspapers printed his picture and ran long articles about his life, family, eccentricities, etc. One fame in war, science, pulpit, aviation, stage, art, music, politics, literature, finance His saving a life and in exploring His accomplishments were infinite H was lionized by royalty, society, and beautiful women Made addresses, gave interviews, received honors He was the man everyone wanted to shake by the hand so they could tell other people they had done it Ambition, another hour Recreation, basking Address, all countries, clubs, all open Huerta Victoriano, a Mexican who made it necessary to employ extra telegraphers and throat lotions at the White House He also was responsible for the phrase the Mexican situation Her, Benjamin, chariot racer, actor Appeared in all large cities showing his noble figure Raced his horses down the villain packed up and moved to the next town Hearst, William Randolph Father of the American unwhitened newspapers, Democrat Started life in a humble manner only controlling a few newspapers He soon purchased others His magical touch changed their color Employed the greatest staff of imaginary geniuses ever gathered together These men had the ability to write unhampered by mere details or facts H also employed many good lawyers and used them frequently Fortified by his constituents to wit The aforesaid geniuses and newspapers H entered politics as a candidate for anything Was always Bryant and Roosevelt-ed Ambition, same as Bryant Recreation, reading, yellow journals Address, all large American cities Epitaph, the vote is mightier than the pen Hide, Mr. C. Dr. Jekyll Aye Ebikus, a Grecian poet who improved poetry by permitting words to rhyme at the ends of the lines Icarus, father of aviation Record holder for the first tumble Selected water as the spot for his fall and was not picked up with a debris Ambition, a write machine Recreation, tuning up Address, grease Clubs, arrow Ekaterina Grask, of Russia Little is known of his life except that he built a celebrated fort to protect the poor Cossacks from the molestations of the populace Was probably blown up or died in prison Ingersoll, the first man to bring the price of turnips to within the reach of authors and artists Historians claim he would have made another fortune had he lived when the Sundial trust had its own way Ingersoll, Robert G. One of those contented souls who did not believe in anything and made a fortune by telling people what he believed Innocent, Thirteen Popes Address, Rome Irving, Washington A pleasing American writer who visited Westminster Abbey, made Rip Van Winkle wake up and wrote a few biographies Isaac, last name unknown Son of Abraham and Sarah Spent his childhood like all little Isaacs and later married Rebecca, claimed by historians to have been a Jewess Had two famous sons, Esau and Jake, see both but especially the latter, died at the tender age of 180 years Editor's note The editor apologizes for a seeming familiarity He did his best to ascertain the lady's last name, but failed Isabella A Spanish queen who vowed she would not change her clothes until the moors were driven from the country Her husband, the king, raised an army and accomplished the feat Isabella's name is sometimes connected with the discovery of America This, however, is an error as Columbus took a more active part Isaiah, a prophet who wore second-hand clothing Ishmael, son of Abraham, whose appearance complicated his father's estate, travelled extensively in the desert with his mother End of Section 6, H and I Section 7 of Who Was Who This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org Who Was Who by Irwin L. Gordon Section 7 Jkl Jay Jack, the man who kept company with Jill, occupation water carrier, killed while at work, ambition and artesian well in the valley. See Jill Jacob, birthright speculator, traveller, son of Isaac and brother of Esau, was mother's pet Became proficient as a character impersonator but never went on the stage Left home suddenly, slept on a stone and had hard dreams Later married and was responsible for Joseph and his brethren See Joe Jager, Dr. Gustav, claimed his underwear kept him warm James, Jesse, an American westerner who murdered, stole and appeared in paper novels for the benefit of the messenger boy, the author and the publisher James, King, a Scotchman who was considered good enough to be elected King of England Janus, H, manufacturer of a popular beverage Jepeeth, third officer of the Ark Jefferson, Joe, a fine old memory Jeffries, James Jay, formerly a prize fighter who carried his gloves in bluff once too often to the ring See Johnson Jekyll, Dr., a physician who took a dose of his own medicine Jew, wandering, an ancient Hebrew who has been going over the face of the earth for centuries only stopping at the call of such men as Eugene Sue and Lou Wallace Jill, Jack's girl, she was assisting her fiancee when the accident occurred Job, prehistoric millionaire who had his ups and downs, like all rich men he had a good young manhood, saved his money and entered the market Formed the camel trust and cornered the real estate market The market tumbled and so did Job Family troubles also distressed him, his camels died of the colic or were stolen Job went broke, even in hard luck he patronized the temple and believed while there was money it could be had Started in business again with a small capital, remarried and ended his days ahead of the game Ambition, a chance at the New York stock market Death to his comforters, recreation, sackcloth and ashes Johnson, John, called Jack, one time black champion prize fighter of the world who learned that too much chicken, automobile and champagne made even a colored gentleman a wiser Johnson, Samuel, no relation of the above Employed the greatest press agent the world has ever seen and was thus made famous Also wrote Jonah, traveler, whaler and lucky dog became renowned for taking a rough trip to sea was thrown overboard because he was the Jonah Swam until he was tired and finally made a morsel for a fish Tradition has it that Jonah was tough and indigestible He remained three days and three nights in the interior of the whale causing the animal considerable annoyance when he exercised Was later mal-demared, swam ashore and thanked his lucky stars for his indigestibility and the illness of his rescuer His story was published, still causes some comment Tradition also says that Jonah never could look a fish in the face after the harrowing incident Ambition, dry land, recreation, mountain climbing, address, Sodom, clubs, alpine Jonathan, a man who loved King David more than a successor Jones, John, made a fortune for Europe by inventing the picture postcard Jones, John, Paul, an American admiral who scared England and was only prevented from capturing London by the unimportance of the place Joseph, a Hebrew Egyptian politician born in Judea When a young man he became his father's favorite while his brethren had to do the heavy work wore a loud coat This aroused the ire of his brethren resulting in Joe being sold as a slave and in the coat being sent to the cleaners Jay journeyed to Egypt where he refused to elope with the pharaohs Her husband, the pharaoh, out of gratitude, put Jay in prison and afterward made him the royal butler Years passed. A famine occurred in Judea. Joe's brethren came down to Egypt to lay in provisions There they were confronted by the coatless Joe who thanked them for the good luck they had thrust upon him Josephine, only one of that great multitude of women who carried a heart which was broken by the ambitions of a man Judas, suicide Judy, Mrs. Punch, but usually unconventionally called by her first name She suffered considerable annoyance at the hands of her husband although she frequently hen-packed him Went on the puppet stage for a few hundred years displaying her domestic infelicity Juliet, a celebrated sweetheart who permitted her lover to make love on a balcony Her history was written by one Shakespeare and had a splendid sale C. Romeo Jupiter, boss of the ancient gods, father of most of them and a regular Frenchman Ambition, to run everything Recreation, killing giants, disguising himself as a swan, etc. Address, Olympia Justice, only a mythological creature whose statue has been frequently erected She had eye trouble In the United States, Jay carried scales with a small statue of politics in one pan and money in the other Her statues in other countries are said to be different although occasionally the little statues are found in the pans K. Kaiser, T. H. E. Alias, Emperor William, built to his friends A German of some prominence who caused heart failure in Europe, considerable comment in England and much applause in his own country Was also a naval constructor, born of royal parents Inherited his father's position, at a tender age he formed a passion for an army Like all royal children he had his own way His plaything has grown steadily, is in fine condition, but is only used for parading and scaring purposes His later years were spent in making additions to the fleet, but for what purposes even the wisest sages could not guess Kaiser was also honoured by a visit from Teddy Roosevelt, see the wonder on his exhibition through Europe It is said he could not learn anything from his advisor, heir, the crown prince, ambition His army applied to the socialists, recreation, army, address, army, clubs, army Keely, doctor, water wagon manufacturer, claimed fame solely on account of the invention which prevented men from going home to a scolding without the assistance of lamp posts Declared his cure was good as gold, was strongly opposed by John Barleycorn and his friends Never cared for New York, London or Paris K's end has never been made public, historians are endeavouring to ascertain whether he practised what he preached Ambition, large breweries, recreation, getting away from business, address, all large cities, clubs, WCTU Kayam, Omar, a fine old Persian who wrote a beautiful and heartfelt commentary on headache producers Ambition, more grapes, recreation, a flask, books and a Persian thou Epitaph, he certainly practised what he preached Kid, captain, the man who spent his life burying the treasure which several people have been sure they could locate Was said to have been one of the finest men who ever scuttled a ship Killer, Jack the Giant, a man who combined his name and accomplishments Kipling, Rudyard, an English writer who has not been knighted Knox, John of Edinburgh, he was the man who introduced the Kirk into Scotland but failed to launch the collection plate Kruger, Ohm-Paul, a Dutch cleanser who originally made England scrub up Kubelig, Jan, the only violinist who never gave a farewell concert El, Lachès, pair, confessor of Louis XIV for 34 years He was such an attentive listener and heard so much that the leading cemetery in Paris was named in his honour Lam, Charles, one of those immortals who forgot his life of tears to place smiles on paper Langtree, Mrs, the Sarah Bernhardt of England, less considerable talent Ambition, those old-time lovers Laocoon, a Trojan priest who suffered with delirium tremens Together with his sons he posed for his statue while encumbered with a bad attack Address, Vatican Rome Laurie, Annie of Max Welton, the only woman in history who had a brow like a snow-drift Also the only good-looking lassie in Scotland to whom Burns did not write a few poems El was engaged to be married, no record of the ceremony can be found Law, Andres Bonner, a Scotchman who gave up the iron business to become a mere member of Parliament Is said to have spoken on Irish questions Ambition, unknown Recreation, travel, except in the south of Ireland Address, Parliament This will probably hold good for several editions of Who Was Who Clubs, conservative, of course Law, Mother Inn No relation of the above A much-abused ancient whose life and story has been written by malicious biographers In reality, law was a kind soul who invited us to dinner, permitted the gas to be turned down and always knocked before she came into the room Later she wiped the dishes, took care of her grandchild, C. Baby helped pay the bills and told the neighbours what a fine son-in-law she had Ambition, daughter Recreation, our house Address, our house most of the time Clubs, suffrage Editor's note The editor will not be held responsible for the accuracy of the above Lawson, Thomas W. Justice Squealer Leeda, seen mythology books, paintings and statuary Also Jupiter, Castor and Pollux Lea and Perkins, discoverers of Worcestershire sauce and royal saucers to the king Lea-Harr, Frank, the man who assisted the merry widow to make her debut Also was the press agent for Mr. Maxim of Paris Ambition, to find another widow Laura, became famous because she had a lover who left her with a good song Leopold, king of the Congo and Belgium, has not been dead long enough for historians to make him famous Ambition, song, women and wine Recreation, wine, women and song Address, several in Brussels Epitaph, quantum mutates Abilo Liberty, a huge lady who guards New York Harbour and welcomes Italy and Poland to the United States Limburger, of Germany Manufacturer of a self-advertising cheese Lipton, Sir Thomas, a knighted Irishman who advertised tea with shamrocks And one of the men of his race who did not enter politics or the police force Ambition, that cup List, Frank, a piano player who wore long hair, wrote music and played the piano Lloyd, the man who will ensure anything except the prospects for the sale of this book Laura Lai, said to be a beautiful German lady who always hides herself when the tourist goes down the Rhine Lott, Mrs. Lott's husband Lott, Mrs. The only woman who had an inquisitiveness which became practical She also was considered one of the salt of the earth Louis I, 778-840, called the debonair Introduced cafes into France Put the is in Paris Louis II, 846-849 Introduced chorus girls into France Patron of cafes Louis III, 882-936 Introduced champagne into France Continued the works of his predecessors Louis IV, 936-954 Introduced high heels Continued the work of his predecessors Louis V, 966-987 Introduced absinthe Louis VI, 1106-1137 Enlarged the works of his ancestors Started pretango dancing Louis VII, 1137-1180 Fought Germany Inaugurated the French menu Louis VIII, 1187-1196 Introduced the words Allah and dressmakers into Paris Louis IX, called the saint, 1215-1263 Was a good Louis Fought the Turks and was taken prisoner His subjects thought seven million Franksworth of him Was awarded his halo for work in the Crusades Not a patron of his ancestors Very unpopular in Paris Louis X, 1289-1316 Re-opened cafes Introduced the taxicab Very popular Louis XI, 1423-1483 Fought England and died too soon to hear Of the discovery of the United States Louis XII, 1462-1515 Was king when the United States were discovered Louis XIII, 1601-1643 Permitted Cardinal Richelieu to king for him Was a patron of cafes, champagne, and Paris in general Louis XIV, called the grand, 1638-1715 Furniture builder, salon decorator, wigmaker, and constructor Also assisted Paris in acquiring her reputation Built Versailles, the Louvre, and Napoleon's tomb He was the man who captured Alsace Lorraine from Germany See Napoleon III Motto, I am the State Ambition, Strauss-Waltzes at Versailles Recreation, dancing and attending to affairs of state Address, Versailles Louis XV, 1710-1774 Called a bird During the reigns of Queens Papadour and Douberry Louis XVI, 1754-1793 A Louis who continued the traditions of his ancestors But, married Marie Antoinette Introduced the turkey trot and the salome dance at Versailles While his subjects were starving, he ate pâté de foie gras They objected and carried his white wigginess to Paris He ended his reign, ambition To have been any one of his ancestors Even number nine Recreation, short walks in the jail yard Address, not permitted to receive letters Epitaph, easy falls the head which wore a crown Louis XVII, 1785-1795 The only Louis who did not live long enough to have the good times of his ancestors And the only Louis for whom the world has a word of sympathy Louis XVIII, 1775-1824 Called the last He was the Louis who got back on the job after the dizziness of the Revolution and Napoleon had subsided Lover, T.H.E. Conqueror of worlds, architect of castles, lunatic and saint Spent early days only in living In young manhood he met her From that moment all other hers he had known became lemons Lover was an expert prevaricator Polished shoes, dressed neatly, shaved every day and never ate onions Spent evenings at her house Detested gas or electric lights Was fond of the fireplace and hands Quirled occasionally Spent salary for theater tickets, candy and flowers Walked on air Had a terrible time keeping away from his friends who wanted him to have a good time One night her looked wonderfully beautiful Lover said some things he could not keep quiet Her blushed Permitted him to sit closer and then told Lover He was the dearest, sweetest, finest, biggest, noblest, bravest, lovey in the wide, wide world Later Lover secured an embarrassing interview and visited a jewelry store Diet, poor, ambition, a mother-in-law Address, her home Clubs, none Epitaph, for men they come and men may go Luther Martin, a German who started competition