| 词条 | John B. Pierce |
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John Bartlett Pierce (June 2, 1844 – June 23, 1917) was an American industrialist who founded the Pierce Steam Heating Company, a forerunner of the American Radiator Company. BiographyPierce was born June 2, 1844, in Embden, Maine.[1] His first business enterprise was a store in Buffalo, New York, acquired 1872.[2] He subsequently took on an assistant Joseph Bond, who was experienced in the installation of furnaces and stoves.[2] In 1881 Pierce and Bond founded the Pierce Steam Heating Company of Buffalo.[3] In 1892 he merged his company with the Detroit Radiator Company and the Michigan Radiator and Iron Company to form the American Radiator Company.[4] Pierce was married twice, but died childless on June 23, 1917. His will left company stock, valued at more than $1 million, to more than 400 friends and employees, and designated additional funds to endow a private foundation.[1] LegacyThe John B. Pierce Foundation was established in 1924 to promote research, educational, technical or scientific work in the general field of heating, ventilation and sanitation.[1] References1. ^1 2 {{citation| archivedate = 8 March 2013| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308043058/http://jbpierce.org/about-us/| url = http://www.jbpierce.org/AboutUs.html |title = About Us | work = John B. Pierce Laboratory website}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pierce, John B.}}{{US-business-bio-1840s-stub}}2. ^1 {{citation|url=http://www.hevac-heritage.org/electronic_books/ideal_boilers/Ideal-Boilers-3.pdf| title = Ideal Boilers & Radiators Ltd.| publisher = Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (Heritage website of)}} 3. ^{{citation| url=| title = The beginnings of a century of steam and water heating| first = Susan Reed|last = Stifler| publisher =H. B. Smith Co.|year = 1960|page =106}} 4. ^{{citation| url = | title = Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders (V-Z) | volume = 4 | first = John N.| last = Ingham| publisher = Greenwood Press| year =1983}} 3 : 1844 births|1917 deaths|19th-century American businesspeople |
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