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Timothy Dexter

1747 - 1806

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Timothy Dexter (January 22, 1747 – October 23, 1806), self-styled Lord Timothy Dexter, was an American businessman noted for his eccentric behavior and writings. He became wealthy through marriage and a series of improbably successful investments and spent his fortune lavishly. Though barely educated or literate, Dexter considered himself "the greatest philosopher in the known world", and authored a book, A Pickle for the Knowing Ones, which espouses his views on various topics and became notorious for its unusual misspellings and grammatical errors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Timothy Dexter is the 366th most popular businessperson (down from 337th in 2019), the 4,454th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,870th in 2019) and the 118th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Timothy Dexter ranks 366 out of 847. Before him are John Sculley, Jack Welch, Alfred Edwards, Sergei Shchukin, David Stern, and Roger Ailes. After him are David Richards, Ma Huateng, Toto Wolff, Arthur Guinness, Viktor Vekselberg, and Erin Brockovich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1747, Timothy Dexter ranks 22. Before him are Franz von Paula Schrank, Armand Louis de Gontaut, George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Józef Wybicki, Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, and Grigory Shelikhov. After him are John Paul Jones, Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer, Alexander Bezborodko, Antoine Nicolas Duchesne, Eugenio Espejo, and Iolo Morganwg. Among people deceased in 1806, Timothy Dexter ranks 37. Before him are Federico Gravina, Horatio Gates, Eugenios Voulgaris, Fra Diavolo, Charlotte Smith, and Michael von Melas. After him are Shah Alam II, Jean Joseph Mounier, Charles James Fox, Gabriel François Doyen, Ignaz Schiffermüller, and Gim Hongdo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Timothy Dexter ranks 4,454 out of 20,380. Before him are Chavo Guerrero Jr. (1970), Afrika Bambaataa (1957), Burt Kennedy (1922), Nick Bollettieri (1931), Clarence Thomas (1948), and David Rasche (1944). After him are Robert Surtees (1906), David Riesman (1909), Reginald Arvizu (1969), Alexander Vandegrift (1887), Peggy March (1948), and Tim Kang (1973).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Timothy Dexter ranks 118. Before him are Chad Hurley (1977), Paul Castellano (1915), John Sculley (1939), Jack Welch (1935), David Stern (1942), and Roger Ailes (1940). After him are Erin Brockovich (1960), Arnold Rothstein (1882), Douglas Tompkins (1943), Sylvia Beach (1887), Robert Mercer (1946), and Howard Schultz (1953).

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