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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Knickerbocker, John -1827 (search)
Knickerbocker, John -1827 Born in Schaghticoke, N. Y., in 1749; inherited the Knickerbocker estates from his uncle, Herman Knickerbocker; served in the American army in the Revolutionary War; after the war represented Rensselaer county in the New York legislature. He died at Schaghticoke in 1827. Washington Irving's use of the name in his Knickerbocker's history of New York has resulted in its being used to describe the typical Dutch New York gentleman. Where New York City is personatedin 1749; inherited the Knickerbocker estates from his uncle, Herman Knickerbocker; served in the American army in the Revolutionary War; after the war represented Rensselaer county in the New York legislature. He died at Schaghticoke in 1827. Washington Irving's use of the name in his Knickerbocker's history of New York has resulted in its being used to describe the typical Dutch New York gentleman. Where New York City is personated in caricatures, the figure is that of Father Knickerbocker.
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), Winsor, Justin 1831- (search)
Winsor, Justin 1831- Historian; born in Boston, Mass., Jan. 2, 1831; educated at Cambridge, Paris, and Heidelberg; was superintendent of the Boston Public Library in 1868-77; librarian of Harvard from 1877 till his death, in Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 22, 1897. He contributed to the Knickerbocker magazine and other periodicals; and wrote Reader's Handy-book of the American Revolution; Memorial history of Boston; Narrative and critical history of America; The Mississippi Basin; The struggle in America between England and France, etc.