Joseph Florimond Loubat — (January 31, 1831 ndash; March 1, 1927) was a U.S. philanthropist. He was ennobled as Duc de Loubat by Pope Leo XIII in 1893.Loubat was born in New York City into a wealthy family. He traveled extensively in Europe, and graduated from the… … Wikipedia
Erland Nordenskiöld — The title of this article contains the character ö. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Erland Nordenskiold. Erland Nordenskiöld … Wikipedia
Lawrence H. Gipson — Lawrence Henry Gipson (1880 ndash;September 26, 1971) was a U.S. historian, who won the 1950 Bancroft Prize and the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for History.A native of Greeley, Colorado, Gipson moved with his family to Caldwell, Idaho as a boy. After… … Wikipedia
James Ford Rhodes — (1 May 1848–22 January 1927), was an American industrialist and historian born in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended New York University beginning in 1865. He also attended the Collège de France. During his studies in Europe he visited ironworks and… … Wikipedia
Lawrence Henry Gipson — (* 7. Dezember 1880 in Greeley, Colorado; † 26. September 1971 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) war ein amerikanischer Historiker. Gipson ist besonders für seine fünfzehnbändige Geschichte des Britischen Empire zur Zeit des Siebenjährigen Krieges und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Justin Harvey Smith — (b. 1857, Boscawen, New Hampshire; d. 1930, Brooklyn, New York) was an american historian, specialist on the Mexican American War.Smith was educated at Dartmouth College (B.A. 1877; M.A. 1881) and Union Theological Seminary (1879 1881). Smith… … Wikipedia
Marcos Jiménez de la Espada — (1831–1898) was a Spanish zoologist, explorer and writer, born in Cartagena, Spain, although he spent most of his life in Madrid, where he died. He is known for participating in the Pacific Scientific Commission, with whom he traveled America f … Wikipedia
Hans Kurath — (13 December 1891–2 January 1992) was an American linguist of Austrian origin. He was full professor for English and Linguistics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is predominantly known for publishing the first linguistic atlas of the… … Wikipedia
Charles O. Paullin — Charles Oscar Paullin (20 July 1869 in Jamestown, Ohio – 1 September 1944 at Washington, D.C.) was an important naval historian, who made a significant early contribution to the administrative history of the United States Navy. Contents 1 Early… … Wikipedia
George Louis Beer — (1872 1920) was an American historian.Born in Staten Island, New York, he achieved success in the tobacco business. He lectured on European History at Columbia University from 1893 to 1897. After retiring from business, he wrote three books on… … Wikipedia