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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 26 | 2 | Browse | Search |
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 20 | 4 | Browse | Search |
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard) | 18 | 0 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: December 9, 1863., [Electronic resource] | 16 | 0 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: December 30, 1865., [Electronic resource] | 14 | 0 | Browse | Search |
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard) | 14 | 0 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: June 8, 1861., [Electronic resource] | 10 | 0 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: June 24, 1861., [Electronic resource] | 10 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Elizabeth Cary Agassiz, Louis Agassiz: his life and correspondence, third edition | 10 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cabell , James Laurence 1813 - (search)
Cabell, James Laurence 1813-
Sanitarian; born in Nelson county, Va., Aug. 26, 1813; graduated at the University of Virginia in 1833; studied medicine in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Paris; and became Professor of Anatomy and Surgery in the University of Virginia.
He was in charge of the Confederate military hospitals during the Civil War. When yellow fever broke out at Memphis he was appointed chairman of the National Sanitary Conference, and devised the plan which checked the spread of the epidemic.
From 1879 till the time of his death, which occurred in Overton, Va., Aug. 13, 1889, he was president of the National Board of Health.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil service, United States colonial. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States . (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Goodyear , Charles 1800 -1860 (search)
Goodyear, Charles 1800-1860
Inventor; born in North Haven, Conn., Dec. 29, 1800; was an early manufacturer of India rubber, and made vast improvements in its practical use in the arts.
His first important discovery was made in 1836—a method of treating the surface of the gum. This process was superseded by his discovery early in 1849 of a superior method of vulcanization.
He procured patent after patent for improvements in this method, until he had more than sixty in number, in America and Europe.
He obtained the highest marks of distinction at the international exhibitions at London and Paris.
He saw, before his death, his material applied to almost 500 uses, and to give employment in England, France, Germany, and the United States to about 60,000 persons.
He died in New York City, July 1, 186
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hassler , Ferdinand Rudolph 1770 - (search)
Hassler, Ferdinand Rudolph 1770-
Scientist; born at Aernen, Switzerland, Oct. 6, 1770; was engaged in a trigonometrical survey of his native country, and was induced to come to America about 1807 by Albert Gallatin, then Secretary of the Navy.
He was employed as Professor of Mathematics at West Point from 1807 to 1810, and in 1811 was sent by the government to Europe as scientific ambassador to London and Paris, to procure necessary implements and standards of measure for use in the projected coast survey (see coast and Geodetic survey, United States). He began that survey in July, 1816, and left it in April, 1818, but resumed it in 1832, and continued its superintendent until his death, in Philadelphia, Nov. 20, 1843, when he was succeeded by Prof. Alexander D. Bache (q. v.). Professor Hassler made valuable contributions to the American Philosophical transactions on the subject of the coast survey, and in 1832 a report to the United States Senate on weights and measures.
His
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Leland , Charles Godfrey 1824 - (search)
Leland, Charles Godfrey 1824-
Author; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 15, 1824; graduated at Princeton in 1845; took advanced courses at the universities of Heidelberg, Munich, and Paris; and, returning to the United States, was admitted to the bar, and practised in Philadelphia till 1853.
He then entered journalism, and was at different times an editor on the New York Times; Philadelphia Evening bulletin; Vanity fair; Philadelphia Press; Knickerbocker magazine; and Continental magazine.
During 1869-80 he lived in London.
Returning to the United States, he was the first to establish industrial education, based on the minor arts, as a branch of public school teaching.
Later his system spread to England, Austria-Hungary, and other countries.
He discovered the Shelta language, which was spoken by the Celtic tinkers, and was the famous lost language of the Irish bards, and his discovery was verified by Kuno Meyer, from manuscripts 1,000 years old. His publications include Hans
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Morgan , John Hunt 1826 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Solberg , Thorvald 1852 - (search)
Solberg, Thorvald 1852-
Author; born in Manitowoc, Wis., April 22, 1852; received a common school education; was on the staff of the librarian of Congress in 1876-89; manager of the literary department of the Boston Book Company in 1889-97.
He was largely instrumental in securing international copyright, being present at the international copyright congresses in Barcelona, 1893; Antwerp, 1894; and Paris, in 1900; and was appointed register of copyrights July 15, 1897.
He is the author of International copyright in the Congress of the United States, 1837-86; International copyright; The copyright; The copyright law of the United States in force; Directions for the registration of copyrights under the laws of the United States; Copyright enactments, 1783-1900 and Copyright, its law and its Literature (with R. R. Bowker).