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<p>There has been some talk in my family over the years about my great grandfather, Meyer Lissner. Over the holidays, I scanned some old photos, and discovered that he was quite the famous fellow. Below is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_ships">liberty ship</a> that was named after him in&nbsp;1943.</p> <p><img alt="Liberty ship named Meyer Lissner" src="https://michaeljaylissner.com/images/liberty-ship.jpg" /> </p> <p>I also learned that my grandfather donated a <strong><span class="caps">LOT</span></strong> of his papers to the Stanford Library as the <a href="http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf858006bb&amp;chunk.id=did-1.8.1&amp;brand=oac">Meyer Lissner Papers</a>. I haven&#8217;t read up much on him yet, but he seems pretty influential to California history as part of a reform&nbsp;movement. </p> <p>Interesting stuff. I&#8217;m going to have to do some researching on this fellow one of these&nbsp;days.</p>