Peter Paul Francis Degrand (1787–1855) or P.P.F. Degrand was a French-born broker and merchant in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. Degrand was born in Marseilles, France, and moved to Boston around 1803. He was involved with the Boston Stock Exchange and the railroad; and published the Boston Weekly Report in the 1820s, employing Edgar Allan Poe as a reporter. Degrand lived on Pinckney Street in Beacon Hill. Friends included John Quincy Adams. He died on December 23, 1855 and was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery. Degrand bequeathed $120,000 to charity, a large part of which was for the acquisition of French-language scientific texts for Harvard University.
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| - Peter Paul Francis Degrand (1787–1855) or P.P.F. Degrand was a French-born broker and merchant in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. Degrand was born in Marseilles, France, and moved to Boston around 1803. He was involved with the Boston Stock Exchange and the railroad; and published the Boston Weekly Report in the 1820s, employing Edgar Allan Poe as a reporter. Degrand lived on Pinckney Street in Beacon Hill. Friends included John Quincy Adams. He died on December 23, 1855 and was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery. Degrand bequeathed $120,000 to charity, a large part of which was for the acquisition of French-language scientific texts for Harvard University. (en)
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| - Peter Paul Francis Degrand (1787–1855) or P.P.F. Degrand was a French-born broker and merchant in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. Degrand was born in Marseilles, France, and moved to Boston around 1803. He was involved with the Boston Stock Exchange and the railroad; and published the Boston Weekly Report in the 1820s, employing Edgar Allan Poe as a reporter. Degrand lived on Pinckney Street in Beacon Hill. Friends included John Quincy Adams. He died on December 23, 1855 and was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery. Degrand bequeathed $120,000 to charity, a large part of which was for the acquisition of French-language scientific texts for Harvard University. (en)
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