- James Jerome Hill
- nounUnited States railroad tycoon (1838-1916)• Syn: ↑Hill, ↑J. J. Hill• Instance Hypernyms: ↑businessman, ↑man of affairs
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James J. Hill — James Jerome Hill (September 16 1838 ndash; May 29 1916), was a noted Canadian American railroad executive. He was the chief executive officer of a family of lines headed by the Great Northern Railway, which served a substantial area of the Upper … Wikipedia
Jerome Hill — (* 2. März 1905 in St. Paul, Minnesota; † 21. November 1972 in New York City) war ein US amerikanischer Maler, Filmemacher, Produzent, Komponist, Kunstförderer und Philanthrop. Besondere Bedeutung erlangte Hill als Mäzen. Er war Angehöriger der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hill, James Jerome — ▪ American financier born Sept. 16, 1838, near Guelph, Ont. died May 29, 1916, St. Paul, Minn., U.S. U.S. financier and railroad builder of the American Northwest. After settling in St. Paul about 1870, he established transportation… … Universalium
Hill — /hil/, n. 1. Ambrose Powell /pow euhl/, 1825 65, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War. 2. Archibald Vivian /viv ee euhn/, 1886 1977, English physiologist: Nobel prize for medicine 1922. 3. James Jerome, 1838 1916, U.S. railroad builder and… … Universalium
Jerome — /jeuh rohm /; for 2, 3 also Brit. /jer euhm/, n. 1. Saint (Eusebius Hieronymus), A.D. c340 420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible. 2. Jerome K(lapka) /klap keuh/, 1859 1927, English… … Universalium
hill — hiller, n. /hil/, n. 1. a natural elevation of the earth s surface, smaller than a mountain. 2. an incline, esp. in a road: This old jalopy won t make it up the next hill. 3. an artificial heap, pile, or mound: a hill made by ants. 4. a small… … Universalium
Hill (Familienname) — Hill ist ein Familienname. Bekannte Namensträger Inhaltsverzeichnis A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hill — [hil] James Jerome 1838 1916; U.S. railroad magnate & financier, born in Canada … English World dictionary
James — /jaymz/, n. 1. Also called James the Great. one of the 12 apostles, the son of Zebedee and brother of the apostle John. Matt. 4:21. 2. the person identified in Gal. 1:19 as a brother of Jesus: probably the author of the Epistle of St. James. 3.… … Universalium
Hill — I. biographical name Ambrose Powell 1825 1865 American Confederate general II. biographical name Archibald Vivian 1886 1977 English physiologist III. biographical name James Jerome 1838 1916 American (Canadian born) financier IV. biographical… … New Collegiate Dictionary
