William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme
William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (/ˈliːvər/, /ˈliːvərhjuːm/; 19 September 1851 – 7 May 1925), was an English industrialist, philanthropist, and politician. Having been educated at a small private school until the age of nine, then at church schools until he was fifteen; a somewhat privileged education for that time, he started work at his father's wholesale grocery business in Bolton. Following an apprenticeship and a series of appointments in the family business, which he successfully expanded, he began manufacturing Sunlight Soap, building a substantial business empire with many well-known brands such as Lux and Lifebuoy. In 1886, together with his brother, James, he established Lever Brothers, which was one of the first companies to manufacture soap from vegetable oils, an
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William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme
William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (/ˈliːvər/, /ˈliːvərhjuːm/; 19 September 1851 – 7 May 1925), was an English industrialist, philanthropist, and politician. Having been educated at a small private school until the age of nine, then at church schools until he was fifteen; a somewhat privileged education for that time, he started work at his father's wholesale grocery business in Bolton. Following an apprenticeship and a series of appointments in the family business, which he successfully expanded, he began manufacturing Sunlight Soap, building a substantial business empire with many well-known brands such as Lux and Lifebuoy. In 1886, together with his brother, James, he established Lever Brothers, which was one of the first companies to manufacture soap from vegetable oils, an
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William Hesketh Lever, 1. Visc ...... ieindustrieller und Politiker.
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William Hesketh Lever, 1e burg ...... bijgewoond door 30.000 mensen.
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William Hesketh Lever, 1st Vis ...... ed to his late wife Elizabeth.
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William Hesketh Lever, adlad 1 ...... om liberal underhuset 1906-10.
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William Lever ou William Heske ...... mbre du Parlement britannique.
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威廉·海斯科斯·利華 (英語: William Hesket ...... port)成立了利弗夫人美術館,以紀念他已故的妻子伊麗莎白。
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1851-09-19
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William Hesketh Lever
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Bolton Church Institute
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The Viscount Leverhulme
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Industrialist, philanthropist and politician
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Joseph Hoult
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James Lever
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Nonconformist
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Elizabeth Ellen Hulme
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Gershom Stewart
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William Hesketh Lever, 1. Visc ...... ieindustrieller und Politiker.
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William Hesketh Lever, 1e burg ...... het Verenigde Koninkrijk werd.
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William Hesketh Lever, 1st Vis ...... e soap from vegetable oils, an
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William Hesketh Lever, adlad 1 ...... åvan 1919). Han tillämpade and
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William Lever ou William Heske ...... mbre du Parlement britannique.
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威廉·海斯科斯·利華 (英語: William Hesket ...... 弗里思的“The New Frock”用來推廣日光香皂品牌。
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William Hesketh Lever
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William Lever
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William Lever, 1. Viscount Leverhulme
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William Lever, 1:e viscount Leverhulme
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William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme
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威廉·海斯科斯·利華
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