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Lowe, Elias Avery (1879–1969), palaeographer, was born on 15 October 1879 in Moscow, Russia, the son of Charles Loew, a silk and embroidery merchant, and his wife, Sarah Ragoler. In 1892 he emigrated with his parents to New York city, where he became a ...
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Salaman, Raphael Arthur (1906–1993), collector and lexicographer of tradesmen's tools, was born on 24 April 1906 at Homestall, Barley, near Royston, Hertfordshire, the fourth of six children of Redcliffe Nathan Salaman (1874–1955), physician and scientist, and his wife, Pauline Ruth (Nina), née Davis (1877–1925)...