Eben Byers
Business magnate, Deceased Person
1880 – 1932
48 Views
Who was Eben Byers?
Eben McBurney Byers was a wealthy American socialite, athlete, and industrialist. He won the 1906 U.S. Amateur in golf. He earned notoriety in the early 1930s when he died from multiple radiation-induced cancers after consuming a popular patent medicine made from radium dissolved in water.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Apr 12, 1880
Pittsburgh - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Yale University
- Lived in
- Pittsburgh
- Died
- Mar 31, 1932
Manhattan
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Eben Byers." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/eben_byers>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Eben Byers biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In