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Minor Cooper Keith (19 de enero de 1848 - 14 de junio de 1929), fue un hombre de negocios estadounidense, magnate de los ferrocarriles, plantaciones de banano y el transporte, cuyas actividades comerciales tuvieron un profundo impacto en Centroamérica y el Caribe durante el siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX.
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| dbo:abstract | Minor Cooper Keith (19 de enero de 1848 - 14 de junio de 1929), fue un hombre de negocios estadounidense, magnate de los ferrocarriles, plantaciones de banano y el transporte, cuyas actividades comerciales tuvieron un profundo impacto en Centroamérica y el Caribe durante el siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX. (es) Minor Cooper Keith (19 January 1848 – 14 June 1929) was an American businessman whose railroad, commercial agriculture, and cargo liner enterprises had a major impact on the national economies of the Central American countries, as well as on the Caribbean region of Colombia. Keith's work on the Costa Rican railroad to the Caribbean, a project begun by his uncle Henry Meiggs, led him to become involved with in the large-scale export of bananas to the United States. In 1899, Keith's banana-trading concerns were absorbed into the powerful United Fruit Company, of which he became vice-president. Keith was also involved in a number of other business ventures, including gold mining in Costa Rica and real estate development in the US. (en) Minor Cooper Keith (né le 19 janvier 1848 à Brooklyn, New York et mort le 14 juin 1929, d'une pneumonie) est un homme d'affaires et industriel américain, fondateur de la United Fruit Company et du Chemin de fer du Costa Rica qui connecta le centre du pays avec l'Atlantique. (fr) Minor Cooper Keith (Brooklyn, 19 gennaio 1848 – West Islip, 14 giugno 1929) è stato un imprenditore statunitense. Iniziò la sua attività imprenditoriale ad alto livello nel 1871, partecipando alla costruzione di una ferrovia sul versante caraibico della Costa Rica. Il principale prodotto costaricano, il caffè, veniva allora imbarcato nei porti sull'oceano Pacifico, mentre il mercato di destinazione era l'Europa e, non essendo ancora stato realizzato il canale di Panama, il governo costaricano considerava questa ferrovia una infrastruttura indispensabile. L'ambiente attraversato dal tracciato ferroviario era molto ostile, tanto che oltre 400 persone, tra cui tre fratelli dello stesso Minor C. Keith, morirono durante la realizzazione dei primi 40 km. Nel 1882 il governo costaricano non fu più in grado di pagare Keith, il quale trovò propri finanziatori e ricevette dal governo circa 3200 km² di terreno adiacente alla ferrovia e una concessione sulla stessa per 99 anni. La ferrovia fu completata nel 1890, rivelandosi però economicamente insufficiente per risanare il debito accumulato. Keith decise quindi di usare i terreni costaricani per la coltivazione di banane, che andava sperimentando già dal 1873, e creò una linea di navi a vapore per il trasporto da Limón a New Orleans. In seguito estese la coltivazione delle banane in Colombia e a Panama. Nel 1899 fuse la sua attività con quella di , dando vita alla United Fruit Company della quale divenne vicepresidente. (it) Minor Cooper Keith, född 19 januari 1848 i New York, död där 14 juni 1929, var en amerikansk affärsman. Keith började 1872 anlägga järnvägar i Costa Rica och skapade därefter bananplantager i olika delar av Mellanamerika. 1899 deltog han i bildandet av banantrusten United Fruit Company. Keiths insats har varit banbrytande i Mellanamerikas ekonomiska utveckling. (sv) |
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| rdfs:comment | Minor Cooper Keith (19 de enero de 1848 - 14 de junio de 1929), fue un hombre de negocios estadounidense, magnate de los ferrocarriles, plantaciones de banano y el transporte, cuyas actividades comerciales tuvieron un profundo impacto en Centroamérica y el Caribe durante el siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX. (es) Minor Cooper Keith (19 January 1848 – 14 June 1929) was an American businessman whose railroad, commercial agriculture, and cargo liner enterprises had a major impact on the national economies of the Central American countries, as well as on the Caribbean region of Colombia. Keith's work on the Costa Rican railroad to the Caribbean, a project begun by his uncle Henry Meiggs, led him to become involved with in the large-scale export of bananas to the United States. In 1899, Keith's banana-trading concerns were absorbed into the powerful United Fruit Company, of which he became vice-president. Keith was also involved in a number of other business ventures, including gold mining in Costa Rica and real estate development in the US. (en) Minor Cooper Keith (né le 19 janvier 1848 à Brooklyn, New York et mort le 14 juin 1929, d'une pneumonie) est un homme d'affaires et industriel américain, fondateur de la United Fruit Company et du Chemin de fer du Costa Rica qui connecta le centre du pays avec l'Atlantique. (fr) Minor Cooper Keith, född 19 januari 1848 i New York, död där 14 juni 1929, var en amerikansk affärsman. Keith började 1872 anlägga järnvägar i Costa Rica och skapade därefter bananplantager i olika delar av Mellanamerika. 1899 deltog han i bildandet av banantrusten United Fruit Company. Keiths insats har varit banbrytande i Mellanamerikas ekonomiska utveckling. (sv) Minor Cooper Keith (Brooklyn, 19 gennaio 1848 – West Islip, 14 giugno 1929) è stato un imprenditore statunitense. Iniziò la sua attività imprenditoriale ad alto livello nel 1871, partecipando alla costruzione di una ferrovia sul versante caraibico della Costa Rica. Il principale prodotto costaricano, il caffè, veniva allora imbarcato nei porti sull'oceano Pacifico, mentre il mercato di destinazione era l'Europa e, non essendo ancora stato realizzato il canale di Panama, il governo costaricano considerava questa ferrovia una infrastruttura indispensabile. L'ambiente attraversato dal tracciato ferroviario era molto ostile, tanto che oltre 400 persone, tra cui tre fratelli dello stesso Minor C. Keith, morirono durante la realizzazione dei primi 40 km. (it) |
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