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In this source
[1], Bean stated that he was born in Lithuania. However, another source (FDR Library
[2]) claimed "Bean was born in Russia (Courland)".--
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Is there any information about his birth name? No matter whether he was born in Latvia or Courland or Lithuania (all of which were part of Russia at the time), it is very unlikely that his original name was Louis H. Bean (or Louis Hyman Bean). — Preceding
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