Samuel J. Stone
American activist
About Samuel J. Stone
Lived 1887 – 1981 (aged 93–94).
Samuel J. Stone (1887-1981) under the pseudonym B. Virdot gave out cash gifts to 150 people in Canton, Ohio in 1933 in an anonymous social experiment. His work is the basis of the book A Secret Gift, published by Penguin Press.
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Who was Samuel J. Stone?
American activist
When was Samuel J. Stone born?
Samuel J. Stone was born in 1887.
When did Samuel J. Stone die?
Samuel J. Stone died in 1981.
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