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About Samuel Zemurray
Samuel Zemurray (nicknamed "Sam the Banana Man") was a businessman who made his fortune in the banana trade. He founded the Cuyamel Fruit Company, and later became head of the United Fruit Company, the world's most influential fruit company at the time. Both companies played highly controversial roles in the history of several Latin American countries and had a significant influence on their economic and political development.
After he died, his mansion was donated to Tulane University, and is now the President's residence. His daughter, Doris Stone, an archaeologist and ethnographer, served as the director of the National Museum of Costa Rica and endowed various professorial chairs in U.S. universities.
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Samuel Zemurray's Timeline
| 1877 |
January 18, 1877
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Chisinau, Chisinau, Moldova (Moldova, Republic of)
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| 1909 |
November 19, 1909
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New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
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| 1912 |
September 13, 1912
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Bay Saint Louis, Hancock County, Mississippi, United States
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| 1961 |
November 30, 1961
Age 84
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New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
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