Booz (surname)
Booz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Edmund Booz (c. 1824–1870), a Philadelphia distiller whose bottles had a distinctive log-cabin shape *Edwin G. Booz (1887-1951), American businessman *Ludovic Booz (born 1940), Haitian artist See Also *Booze (surname) Booze is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bea Booze (1920–1986), American jazz singer *Mary Booze (1877–1948), African-American politician *Tyrone Booze (born 1959), American boxer *William Samuel Booze (1862–1933), late 1 ...

Edmund Booz
Edmund G. Booz (1824–1870) was an American importer and liquor merchant whose name has been sometimes associated with the origin or popularity of the word booze. The log cabin shaped decanter associated with his liquor store in Philadelphia became a highly sought after collector's item and his name would be revived in a 1950s Kentucky bourbon brand. Early life Edmund Booz was born in 1824 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. His parents were William and Alice Green Hewson Booz, both of them born in Bucks County. His father, William, was a small landowner and farmer. Importer and merchant The first mention of Edmund in Philadelphia is as a clerk and merchant at 87 South Front Street near Penn's Landing in 1855. In 1860, he moved his business around the block to 120 Walnut Street and became an importer and liquor dealer. His landlord was a Portuguese Madeira wine importer Fortunato Joaquim Figueira, Baron of Conceição. Booz' business grew in sales and reputation and in 1864, he doubl ...
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Edwin G
The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures. People * Edwin of Northumbria (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint * Edwin (son of Edward the Elder) (died 933) * Eadwine of Sussex (died 982), King of Sussex * Eadwine of Abingdon (died 990), Abbot of Abingdon * Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II) * Edwin (director) (born 1978), Indonesian filmmaker * Edwin (musician) (born 1968), Canadian musician * Edwin Abeygunasekera, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician, member of the 1st and 2nd State Council of Ceylon * Edwin Ariyadasa (1922-2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist * Edwin Austin Abbey (1852–1911) British artist * Edwin Eugene Aldrin (born 1930), although he changed it to Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut * Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890–1954), Am ...
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Ludovic Booz
Ludovic Booz (16 June 1940 – 2 February 2015) was a Haitian painter and sculptor. Born in Aquin, Booz sculpted bronze busts of several Haitian presidents. His work has been exhibited in France, Israel, and Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north .... File:Ludovic booz grand mother.jpg, Grand Mother File:Buste en bronze de Toussaint Louverture, Bordeaux.jpg, Bronze bust of Toussaint Louverture, Bordeaux. References * 1940 births Haitian artists Haitian painters Haitian male painters Haitian sculptors 2015 deaths {{Caribbean-sculptor-stub ...
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