Sir John Brunner Radical Plutocrat, 1842-1919 |
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| Author:
| Koss, Stephen E. |
| Series title: | Conference on British Studies Biographical Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-08564-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2008 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $78.95 |
Book Description:
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Sir John Brunner, the son of a Swiss schoolmaster who settled in England, was co-founder of Brunner, Mond and Company, one of the great English chemical firms of the nineteenth century and the predecessor of ICI. Always interested in politics, Brunner entered Parliament after his industrial activities had already won for him a reputation as the `Chemical Croesus'.
Sir John Brunner, the son of a Swiss schoolmaster who settled in England, was co-founder of Brunner, Mond and Company, one of the great English chemical firms of the nineteenth century and the predecessor of ICI. Always interested in politics, Brunner entered Parliament after his industrial activities had already won for him a reputation as the `Chemical Croesus'.