philip danforth armour

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Definition of philip danforth armour in English English dictionary

born May 16, 1832, Stockbridge, N.Y., U.S. died Jan. 6, 1901, Chicago, Ill. U.S. entrepreneur and innovator. Armour's first entrepreneurial success was in California mining endeavours. He vastly expanded his family's Midwestern grain and meatpacking business in 1875, originating the use of byproducts and the sale of canned meat. When railcar refrigeration was introduced in the 1880s (see Gustavus Franklin Swift), he established distributing plants in eastern states and began exporting Armour meat products to Europe. His Armour & Co. enterprises helped make Chicago the meatpacking capital of the world

Hyphenation

Phil·ip danforth ar·mour

Turkish pronunciation

fîlıp dänfırth ärmır

Pronunciation

/ˈfələp ˈdanfərᴛʜ ˈärmər/ /ˈfɪləp ˈdænfɜrθ ˈɑːrmɜr/