Desiring to become a physician, but unable to afford medical school, John Brinkley, born in 1885 to a modest North Carolina family, decided to buy a degree outright. With no skills whatsoever, he was now allowed to practice in Kansas, Arkansas, and Missouri. Obviously, this could only spell disaster...

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Zhen Wang Huang is an Indonesian who is considered one of the leading experts in oenology in the early 2000s. Born in Indonesia to Chinese parents, he immigrated to the United States in 1998 and studied in California. He quickly took the name Rudy Kurniawan, and presented himself as a rich Indonesian heir. He started a career as a wine collector, specializing in French wines and became a key figure in the industry at the age of 30...

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Portrayed by actress Romy Schneider in the film La Banquière, Marthe Hanau has gradually fallen into oblivion. Which is a shame : her story deserves to be remembered ! Born in 1886 in Paris, she became one of the rare businesswomen working in finance at the turn of the 20th century. It must be said that ever since her adolescence, Marthe was determined to lead the life she wanted, despite her parents' authority...

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