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Sylvia Bloom (c. 1919 – 2016) was an American legal secretary. By copying her bosses' investment decisions she secretly accumulated a significant fortune and donated the bulk of it— US$8.2 million —for scholarships for underprivileged students upon her death. She lived modestly in a rent-controlled apartment, and even her closest friends ...
A secretary bought three shares of her company's stock for $60 each in 1935. Grace Groner reinvested her dividends for 75 years, and her stake ballooned to $7.2 million. Her employer, Abbott ...
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Grace Groner worked as a secretary for medical device giant Abbott Laboratories for 43 years. She lived in a tiny one-bedroom cottage, didn’t own a car and bought her clothes at rummage sales.
The following is a list of living centenarians (living people who have attained the age of at least 100 years) known for reasons other than just their longevity.For more specific lists of people (living or deceased) who are known for these reasons, see lists of centenarians.
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, pictured outside Dover Castle. The following is a list of lists of notable centenarians by categorized occupation (people who lived to be or are currently living at 100 years or more of age) that are therein known for reasons other than just longevity
25 years with HP 2021-04-11 Honeywell: Darius Adamczyk: Chairman, President, and CEO [56] 2017 Succeeded David M. Cote (now the executive chairman) 2017-11-13 HSBC: Noel Quinn: Group CEO [57] 2019 Succeeded John Flint. 2017-11-13 IBM: Arvind Krishna: Chairman, president and CEO [58] 2020 Succeeded Ginni Rometty. 2020-04-06 Infosys: Salil Parekh ...
Predictions included world peace, food shortages and 150-year-old people. Visionaries of 1925 made their best guesses about the 21st century. Predictions included world peace, food shortages and ...