| 词条 | Henry Parsons Crowell |
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CareerAs the founder of the Quaker Oats Company, Henry Parsons Crowell helped guide the eating habits of Americans, and in the process helped to create new methods of marketing and merchandising.[2][1] Crowell spent much of his life in business and philanthropy. For 40 years he was the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Moody Bible Institute.[3] The Henry Parsons Crowell and Susan Coleman Crowell Trust carefully states that the purpose of their personal family Trust is to fund the teaching and active extension of the doctrines of evangelical Christianity. Legacies and contributionsCrowell donated over 70 percent of his wealth to the Crowell Trust.[1] The Moody Bible Institute named the 12-story Crowell Hall building after him.[4] He was regarded as one of the most respected Christian businessmen in the early 20th century in the US.[2][1] BibliographyMusser, Joe (1997). The Cereal Tycoon. Moody Press. {{ISBN|0-8024-1616-0}}. Day, Richard Ellsworth, "Breakfast Table Autocrat The Life Story of Henry Parsons Crowell". Moody Press, Chicago, 1946. References1. ^1 2 3 Musser, Joe (1997). The Cereal Tycoon. Moody Press. {{ISBN|0-8024-1616-0}}, p.3, 154. {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Crowell, Henry Parsons}}2. ^1 {{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.com/Cereal-Tycoon-Biography-Parsons-Crowell/dp/0802416160 | title=Cereal Tycoon: The Biography of Henry Parsons Crowell | publisher=Moody Publishers | date=2002-10-01 | author=Joe Musser | isbn=0-8024-1616-0}} 3. ^{{cite book|last1=Getz|first1=Gene|title=The Story of Moody Bible Institute|date=1986|publisher=Moody Press|location=Chicago, Illinois, USA|page=56|edition=2|accessdate=June 23, 2016}} 4. ^History of Moody Bible Institute 8 : American food company founders|American evangelicals|1855 births|1943 deaths|Quaker Oats Company|19th-century American people|20th-century American businesspeople|American philanthropists |
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