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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Yung wing, 1828- (search)
Yung wing, 1828- Diplomatist; born in Nan Ping, China, Nov. 17, 1828; came to the United States in 1847; graduated at Yale College in 1854; was commissioned by the Chinese government in 1864 to buy machinery in the United States for what became the arsenal of Kiang Nan. In 1870 he made several propositions to the Chinese government, two of which were adopted— viz., to arrange a settlement of the massacre of Christians in Tientsin by establishing a line of steamers to carry tributerice; the outgrowth of which was the celebrated China Merchant Steam Navigation Company; and to provide for the education of Chinese youth in foreign countries, that intercourse with foreigners might be made easier. Under the last provision scores of young men were sent to the United States, and, under the charge of an educational commission with headquarters at Yung wing. Hartford, Conn., were prepared by a thorough course of study to take their places as The Chinese College at Hartford, Conn. wi
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Zerrahn, Carl 1826- (search)
ermany, July 28, 1826; studied music in Rostock, Hanover, and Berlin; came to the United States, where he became a member of the Germania Musical Society of Boston, which gave concerts in the principal cities east of the Alleghany Mountains in 1848-54. He was musical director of the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston in 1854; conductor of the Harvard Musical Association in 1866-82, and of the annual music festivals given by the Worcester County Musical Association. He edited The index; The Aponover, and Berlin; came to the United States, where he became a member of the Germania Musical Society of Boston, which gave concerts in the principal cities east of the Alleghany Mountains in 1848-54. He was musical director of the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston in 1854; conductor of the Harvard Musical Association in 1866-82, and of the annual music festivals given by the Worcester County Musical Association. He edited The index; The Apograph; The Atlas; The Carl Zerrahn selections, etc.
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