De Vegh, Imrie
Owner Id3740
TypePerson
GenderMale
Biographical dates - Period of existence1906 - 1962
Other InformationHe preferred to spell his forename "Imrie", though the original Hungarian form was "Imre". Born in Budapest, 1906; LL.D., Univ. of Budapest, 1928; student at Trinity College Cambridge, 1928-1930; emigrated to U.S.; economist in New York with Scudder, Stevens & Clark; member of the War Production Board during World War II; after the war, founded De Vegh & Co. and De Vegh Mutual Fund. Collecting focus on Johannes Sambucus; that collection and others given to Harvard, including 34 incunabula. [J. E. Walsh, A catalogue of the fifteenth-century printed books in the Harvard University
Library, v. 5, p. 46; J. Lancaster]
Variant NamesDe Vegh, Imre
Other Identifierhttp://thesaurus.cerl.org/record/cnp01467681
Activity
Start (year)1930
End (year)1962
NoteStart date conjectural.
MARC Area Coden-us-ny
PlaceNew York (Geonames Id: 5128581)
Profession / Type of InstitutionLawyer
CharacterisationNo characterisation/lay
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