Elihu Yale
Diana Scarisbrick, Benjamin Zucker • Thames & Hudson • ISBN 9780500517260
Elihu Yale
Diana Scarisbrick, Benjamin Zucker • Thames & Hudson • ISBN-13 9780500517260
ISBN-10 Not provided • 2014
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ISBN 9780500517260 • Completeness 48
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Elihu Yale's name is famous for the great educational institution, Yale University, of which he was an early benefactor. He made his fortune in India, mostly through trading in diamonds. Arriving in Madras in 1672, through his outstanding abilities he rose through the hierarchy of the East India Company from clerk to governor. When he returned to London in 1699 he brought with him Indian gems, furniture and textiles.
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