Named Entity Results, 1872 AD

Gerstaecker, Friedrich 1816-1872 German author; born in Hamburg, Germany, May 16, 1816; emigrated to America in 1837; remained in the country about six years, when he returned to Germany, but subsequently made many trips to every quarter of the globe. He is best known by his writings, originally published in German, but many of which were translated and republished in the United States. Among his writings are The Regulators of Arkansas; Pictures of the Mississippi; Journey through the United States, Mexico, etc.; Incidents of life on the Mississippi, etc. He died in Vienna, Austria, May 31, 1872.

Gilman, Daniel Coit 1831- Educator; born in Norwich, Conn., July 6, 1831; graduated at Yale University in 1852; and continued his studies in Berlin. In 1856-72 he served as librarian, secretary of the Sheffield Scientific School, and Professor of Physical and Political Geography at Yale University; in 1872 became president of the University of California, where he remained until 1875, when he was chosen president of Johns Hopkins University, which had just been founded. In 1893-99 he was 1872 became president of the University of California, where he remained until 1875, when he was chosen president of Johns Hopkins University, which had just been founded. In 1893-99 he was president of the American Oriental Society; in 1896-97 a member of the United States commission on the boundary-line between Venezuela and British Guiana, and in 1897 a member of the commission to draft a new charter for the city of Baltimore.. In 1901 he resigned the presidency of the university. He has written Life of James Monroe; University problems; Introduction to De Tocqueville's Democracy Daniel Coit Gilman. in America; and many reports and papers.

olunteered and went to the front with the 24th Massachusetts Regiment. He was with General Burnside in North Carolina, and later, while in New Orleans, General Banks placed him in charge of all the bands in the Department of the Gulf. After the war he returned to Boston and resumed his profession. In 1869 he organized a great peace jubilee in Boston, in which over 20,000 people, 2,000 musicians, and the best military bands of Europe took part. He conducted a similar grand musical event in 1872. In 1873 he removed to New York, and became bandmaster of the 22d Regiment. During 1873-76 he gave more than 600 concerts in what was known as Gilmore's Garden. In the latter year his band was employed to play at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. Later he took the band to Europe, where he gave concerts in all the principal cities. Two days before his death he was appointed musical director of the World's Columbian Exposition. Among his most popular compositions are Good news fr

Good, James Isaac 1850- Clergyman; born in York, Pa., Dec. 31, 1850; graduated at Lafayette College in 1872, and later at Union Theological Seminary; ordained a minister of the German Reformed Church; became Professor of Dogmatics and Pastoral Theology at Ursinus College, Philadelphia, in 1893. His publications include History of the Reformed Church in the United States, etc.

Goodwin, William Frederick 1823-1872 Author; born in Limington, Me., Sept. 27, 1823; graduated at Bowdoin College in 1848; began law practice in Concord, N. H., in 1855; served with distinction in the Civil War; was promoted captain in 1864. His publications include a History of the Constitution of New Hampshire of 1776, 1784, 1792; Record of Narragansett township, no. 1, etc. He died in Concord, N. H., March 12, 1872.