David Lubin

David Lubin (born June 10, 1849, Kłodawa, Pol., Russian Empire—died Jan. 1, 1919, Rome, Italy) was a Polish-born American merchant and agricultural reformer whose activities led to the founding (1905) of the International Institute of Agriculture as a world clearinghouse for data on crops, prices, and trade to protect the common interests of farmers of all nations. Migrating with his family to England in 1853 and to New York City in 1855, where he became...