Augustine Heard (March 30, 1785 - September 14, 1868) was an American entrepreneur, businessman and trader, and founder of the Augustine Heard & Co. firm in China.
Read more about Augustine Heard: Early Career, China, Retirement, Family
Famous quotes containing the words augustine and/or heard:
“We make a ladder for ourselves out of our vices when we trample them.”
—St. Augustine (354–430)
“When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,
“Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away;”
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)